Blog
February 25, 2026
Blog

Apply Now for the 2026 Summer Training

This year we are celebrating 31 years of the Edible Schoolyard Project which was started by chef, restaurateur, and Montessori teacher Alice Waters at the request of the school’s principal, Neil Smith.

Applying the education of the senses to a kitchen and garden classroom allows students to learn their academic subjects with a newfound enthusiasm. It has succeeded around...

This year we are celebrating 31 years of the Edible Schoolyard Project which was started by chef, restaurateur, and Montessori...

Members of LAUSD dining services and procurement visiting Dickinson Family Farm.
Blog
February 25, 2026
Blog

School Supported Agriculture with LAUSD!

By Yael Cycpers Kotick

Last week, the Alice Waters Institute's (AWI) School Supported Agriculture team along with our partners at Shared Plate Strategies (SSP) brought together Los Angeles Unified School District and four regional food hubs for a two-day Farm to School planning gathering as part of the district’s CDFA Farm to School grant.

In the first phase of this work, AWI and SPS partnered...

Last week, the Alice Waters Institute's (AWI) School Supported Agriculture team along with our partners at Shared Plate Strategies (SSP)...

Event
February 25, 2026
Event

Volunteer Day at Edible Schoolyard Stockton: Saturday, March 14

Join us on March 14th as we plant for the new season using the Three Sisters Indigenous planting practice. Learn how corn, beans, and squash grow together in harmony!

When:
Saturday, March 14, 9 am – 12 pm

Where:
Edible Schoolyard Stockton Community Farm
...

Join us on March 14th as we plant for the new season using the Three Sisters Indigenous planting practice. Learn...

Blog
December 8, 2025
Blog

Announcing the 2026 Summer Training

We are pleased to announce the re-launch of our Summer Training this July 2026! We’re in the early planning phase, but are excited to share what we’ve confirmed so far.

Date and Location

The 2026 Summer Training program will be held from Wednesday, July 29 through Friday, July 31, 2026. All sessions will be at the Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA...

We are pleased to announce the re-launch of our Summer Training this July 2026! We’re in the early planning phase,...

Event
October 15, 2025
Event

Celebrating the release of A School Food Revolution by Alice Waters!

Join Alice in Berkeley and Santa Cruz for events hosted by two of her most beloved shops, The Gardener and Bookshop Santa Cruz:

Book Signing at The Gardener, 1836 Fourth Street, Berkeley

4-6 pm. Thursday, October 23rd. Open to the public 

An Evening with Alice Waters at The Rio Theater, 1205 Soquel Avenue, Santa Cruz

7-8pm...

Join Alice in Berkeley and Santa Cruz for events hosted by two of her most beloved shops, The Gardener and...

Blog
September 3, 2025
Blog

A National Network of Edible Education Pioneers: The FESYs

What is a FESY you might be asking? The Founding Edible Schoolyards (FESYs) form a small collective of organizations celebrated and supported by Alice Waters as models for how edible education can thrive across the country.   

Last month, as we prepared for the new school year, we hosted a virtual gathering for all 8 FESY’s with the sole...

What is a FESY you might be asking? The Founding Edible Schoolyards (FESYs) form a small collective of organizations celebrated...

Blog
September 2, 2025
Blog

Food Service Directors & Farmers go Back-to-School

By Jennifer Sherman

This fall, The Alice Waters Institute will be deepening its impact on school food and regenerative agriculture as we host several Farm to School Culinary+Procurement Workshops across California. In partnership with Conscious Kitchen, we will bring together Food Service Directors and organic-regenerative farmers and producers...

This fall, The Alice Waters Institute will be deepening its impact on school food and regenerative agriculture as we host...

Photo by Maegan Cox
Blog
August 28, 2025
Blog

Celebrating Abundance at Our Stockton Community Farm

By Jenny Garcia

Our Stockton community came out in full force, some 500 strong, on Saturday, August 2nd for our Abundance Festival. A well-suited new name, chosen by community vote, for Edible Schoolyard Stockton's annual August farm festivities.

Attendees had the opportunity to pick up fresh organic produce in the beautiful market-style CSA and helped harvest from select garden beds...

Our Stockton community came out in full force, some 500 strong, on Saturday, August 2nd for our Abundance Festival. A...

Elegant Clarkia (Clarkia unguiculata) attracts a bumblebee. Photo by Lauren Aileen Kennedy
Blog
July 10, 2025
Blog

Join Us for the Pollinator Series: Creating a Native Habitat Together

By Lauren Aileen Kennedy 2024/2025 Summer Garden Fellow

This summer and fall, we’re inviting our community to help transform an unused patch of land into a thriving native pollinator corridor at our program site in Berkeley. Through a hands-on, four-part restoration series, we’ll explore the practical steps of ecological stewardship while building a living classroom for future generations.

Our Pollinator Series is designed for...

This summer and fall, we’re inviting our community to help transform an unused patch of land into a thriving native...

Blog
June 11, 2025
Blog

Pizza Week Celebration for 8th Graders

By Malerie Hurley, 2024/25 CCAC Fellow

The end of the year has arrived and amidst laughter and some tearful goodbyes, our 8th graders celebrated their final weeks of school with a pizza making extravaganza in the garden. Pizza week is a time-honored tradition here at The Edible Schoolyard and something that students look forward to throughout their entire middle school career. We were so excited to get to share their...

The end of the year has arrived and amidst laughter and some tearful goodbyes, our 8th graders celebrated their final...

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