What We Do

We believe every child has a right to fresh, healthy food. And we believe public school is the best place to provide it. Like physical education programs—established forty years ago in response to a presidential commission concerned about the fitness of our nation’s youth—food education and access to fresh, healthy food must become part of the public school experience. The Foundation has developed three program areas to support this vision.

School Lunch Reform

A strategy to transform the quality of school food nationwide, and a model school lunch progam in the Berkeley Unified School District. Learn more >

The Edible Schoolyard

A model garden and kitchen program on the grounds of a public school, where students learn the connections between food, health, and the environment. Learn more >

The Edible Schoolyard Affiliate Network

A small network of model programs which demonstrate that the Edible Schoolyard can succeed in a diverse set of climates and communities, and through a variety of funding streams. Learn more >