Chef Alice Waters explains why 'edible education' matters for kids and the future of the planet:
Chef Alice Waters, the owner and executive chef of Chef Panisse, founded the nonprofit Edible Schoolyard 25 years ago.Chef-activist and author Alice Waters is perhaps best known for opening the Berkeley, Calif.-based restaurant Chez Panisse in 1971. As a pioneer in the farm-to-table movement, she stressed the importance of simple, sustainable and local food. But Waters is also a passionate educator.
Waters was honored on April 15 at Edible Schoolyard NYC's annual spring benefit. The NYC branch of thepartners with city schools, serving over 5,000 kids a year as it weaves gardening and kitchen classes into the curriculum. It also conducts cafeteria tastings, works with partner organizations to improve cafeteria food and hosts community days and daily programs in wellness education, according to its website.
There were 376 guest at this year's benefit, with tickets going for a minimum of $1,500. Guests had the privilege of eating a multi-course meal prepared by an impressive collection of chefs, curated by restaurateur David Chang, founder of the I've never had the pleasure of eating at Chez Panisse, but I did have the honor of meeting Waters prior to the dinner.
city parks, wandered by to grab a few selfies with Waters. Midler later introduced her as the featured speaker. Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity.Schatz: How has the Edible Schoolyard evolved over the years?It's been 25 years since we started the project in Berkeley, and the idea was always in my mind that there would be a garden classroom and a kitchen classroom. But the cafeteria would be the place where the children would get a sustainable delicious lunch.
For me, the best way for all of us to address climate [change], to educate our children and feed them the best possible food and teach them the values they need to live on this planet, would be to give them a free, sustainable school lunch.Schatz: How are you making that happen?I'm very excited I was honored at the Forbes 400, and I fed a school lunch to all the people present, and the mayor of Stockton [Calif.] came up to me afterwards and said.
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