Steven Jenkins
Author of Cheese Primer (Workman)
"I love Jack most because he's the first original American cheese. He's
the real McCoy. He's neither processed, nor is he a transplanted European
–he's an all-American!"
-Steven Jenkins
Alice
Waters
Owner
of Berkeley, California landmark restaurant,
Chez Panisse, Founder of the Edible Schoolyard
and
Chez Panisse Foundation
"Catherine Coburn's charming little book communicates an important
message about food."
-Alice
Waters
The Chez Panisse Foundation was established in 1996 to attract support for
educational and cultural programs that promote sustainable agriculture. Alice
Waters, founder of the Chez Panisse Restaurant, created the Foundation out
of her concern that young people, in particular, are isolated from the land
and deprived of the joys and responsibilities it teaches. Ms. Waters has been
deeply involved in the development of The Edible Schoolyard at Martin Luther
King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California, which is now the Foundation's
largest grantee. That project, and others the Foundation supports, teach sustainability,
strengthen community, and reinforce self-esteem by creating opportunities
for people to grow, prepare, and share their food. Molly Fraker Executive
Director Chez Panisse Foundation 1517 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley, California
94709 (510) 843-3811 cpfound@lmi.net
Chez Panisse Foundation
The Chez Panisse Foundation is committed
to transforming public education by using food traditions and rituals to teach,
nurture, and empower young people. The Foundation envisions a curriculum,
integrated with the school lunch service, in which growing, cooking and sharing
food at the table give students the knowledge and values to build a humane
and sustainable future.
The Edible Schoolyard: The mission of The Edible Schoolyard at Martin Luther
King Junior Middle School is to create and sustain an organic garden and landscape
that is wholly integrated into the school's curriculum and lunch program.
It involves the students in all aspects of farming the garden - along with
preparing, serving and eating the food - as a means of awakening their senses
and encouraging awareness and appreciation of the transformative values of
nourishment, cmmunity, and stewardship of the land. In 1996, Alice Waters,
friends of The Edible Schoolyard, and the students at King Middle School,
took on an acre of asphalt and began transforming it into a living garden
and ecosystem. A year later, the school's unused 1930s cafeteria kitchen was
remodeled as the kitchen classroom. To date, the Edible Schoolyard has taught
more than 2500 students how to grow and cook their own food in a setting of
daily classes in our kitchen, and one-acre organic garden. The program is
recognized as a state and national model for educators, and offers its principles
and practical knowledge to schools across the country.
Marsha Guerrero Executive Director
Edible Schoolyard
Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School
1781 Rose Street Berkeley, CA 94703 510.558.1335 info@edibleschoolyard.com
