The Edible Schoolyard
Roberta Furger,
Mar 13, 2004
I think this is a great idea, on so many levels. Basically, the idea is that you eat what you grow (and cook, and serve). The idea is something like this: "We're in the middle of a health epidemic," says Waters. "If we could somehow bring in a curriculum around school lunch, we could begin to change the way kids think about eating." I also think there is an inherent value in what people call 'simple things' like raising a garden or preparing food. A value, because it connects you with these things, makes your interaction with the world clear. But it's just like blogging or any other form of communication. A plant is just another medium, a garden an extension of yourself, and gardening a way to extend your presence. When you eat the bean that you have grown from a seed, it's hard to see yourself as separate from the world.
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