The edible schoolyard project that Alice Waters began with the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, in Berkeley in 1995 is a truly visionary project. Since it’s beginning 17 years ago it has spread across North America as well as the world. Alice Waters of Chez Panisse restaurant is the mother of the Delicious revolution that is sweeping the globe. She has been my inspiration ever since I started cooking. I have also had the chance to visit the original MLK Edible Schoolyard so this movement holds a very special place in my heart. Unfortunately, as the article below lays out, the future of this program looks like it might get cut off, just when we need it most–when the USDA thinks it is appropriate to feed kids pink slime for lunch – yuck.
Spending time in Burma, I have seen this type of education in effect in the most basic manner possible. Children are generally made to sit on stools, still as boards. They spend hours reciting things, sometimes in English, with no knowledge of what they are saying. This is not authentic education, w ...
A comment on one of my posts about the student loan scandal lead me to this post: Edumacated, what a great cartoon too. Very true, I have reposted that as well. Another very important article about the whole issue of what is going to happen when the student loan bubble finally bursts as well as some ...
On my bus ride this morning I started reading the back of the newspaper of the guy opposite me. As I scanned down the page I was surprised to see the headline: Innovative BC School Protects Student Health and Saves Money. "Wow", I thought as I leaned forward to read the rest of the article, "saving ...
I'm really behind in posting as we haven't been feeling too well. We spent the first 10 days of 2011 purging in the most visceral of ways--right when I was planning a whole bunch of cool posts. As a result I am feeling quite frustrated. I thought I was gonna be on top of things this year--instead I ...
This weekend I finally fulfilled a long-time dream and re-read The Cook by Harry Kressing. For anyone who loves cooking or who is interested in psychology and sinister plots, I highly recommend this book. For anyone who has worked in the service industry, catering for the excessively rich and snobby ...
