It was a year in the making. Eri Suzuki, a board member of Edible Schoolyard Japan, a counterpart organization of ours, reached out to our Executive Director, Ashley Rouse, proposing that our two programs hold a collaborative, five-day exchange with one another for the purpose of building a stronger bond between our educators and exchanging cultural experiences, practices, and...

This past summer the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley partnered with Berkeley Public Library to offer Storytime in the Garden. On Monday mornings, families gathered beneath our beloved Grandmother Oak to sing songs and listen to garden-themed children’s books read aloud by ESY educators. Following the stories, families were invited to...

Edible Schoolyard Project garden educators Sophia Fox and Tamika Whitenack attended the Growing School Gardens Summit in March. Hosted by the Sprouts Community Foundation in partnership with the School Garden Support Organization and Life Lab, this convening was an opportunity...