The mission of the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley is to teach
essential life skills and support academic learning through
hands-on classes in a one acre organic garden and kitchen
classroom. The Edible Schoolyard curriculum is fully integrated
into the school day at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and
teaches students how their choices about food affect their
health, the environment and their communities. This model
program for edible education is fully funded by the Edible
Schoolyard Project. At ESYB, students participate in all aspects
of growing, harvesting, and preparing nutritious, seasonal
produce during the academic day and in after school classes.
Students’ hands-on experience in the kitchen and garden fosters
a deeper appreciation of how the natural world sustains us and
promotes the environmental and social well-being of our school
community. Lessons and activities in the garden and kitchen
classroom are a collaboration between the staff and teachers of
the Edible Schoolyard and King Middle School.