I found this project via an article in The Atlantic about the Edible Schoolyard, a program at a middle school in Berkeley, California. The Atlantic article explains that a study has shown that students who grow their own food make better choices about eating. This particular program was founded by famed chef Alice Waters of Chez Panisse.
For a year or two in the past, another teacher at BTW and I have discussed the possibilities of having student-tended gardens on campus. We had in mind the unused green space by the teacher parking lot, which gets sun all day long. The soil would have to be improved, because it's basically sand and rock, but it could be done. Maybe it's time to think about something like that at BTW.
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