The 'Edible Schoolyard' (ESY) is a 1-acre (4,000 m2) garden at the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, California. The 'Edible Schoolyard' was established by restaurateur and activist Alice Waters through the Chez Panisse Foundation.

According to the 'Edible Schoolyard' website, the 'Edible Schoolyard': 'involves students in all aspects of farming the garden and preparing, serving, and eating food as a means of awakening their senses and encouraging awareness and appreciation of the transformative values of nourishment, community, and stewardship of the land.'

The 'Edible Schoolyard' encompasses garden and kitchen classroom settings and provides a hands-on environment for students in which to apply skills learned in traditional math, science, and humanities classes. The King Middle School garden serves as a model for other 'Edible Schoolyard' affiliate programs that are being established around the country. Currently there are affiliate programs located in New Orleans, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Greensboro, and Brooklyn.

The 'Edible Schoolyard' was founded in 1995 and its stated mission is “to create and sustain an organic garden and landscape that is wholly integrated into the school’s curriculum, culture, and food program.”

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