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2008 · réf. 22441 — San Francisco:: Chronicle Books 2008. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Fine tight copy in illustrated boards. Alice Waters created a revolution in 1971 when she introduced local organic fare at her Berkeley California restaurant Chez Panisse. Twenty-five years later she and a small group of teachers and volunteers turned over long-abandoned soil at an urban middle school in Berkeley and planted the Edible Schoolyard. The schoolyard has since grown into a universal idea of Edible Education that integrates academics with growing cooking and sharing wholesome delicious food. With inspiring images of the garden and kitchenand their young caretakers Edible Schoolyard is at once a visionary model for sustainable farming and childhood nutrition. Richly illustrated with color photographs by David Liittschwager. Chronicle Books, hardcover