PS 216 in New York is getting an edible schoolyard with the help of Work AC, Edible Schoolyard NY and the Alice Waters’ Chez Panisse Foundation. The edible schoolyard will begin construction this summer and will include a solar powered building that will hold a kitchen classroom with communal tables where children can share meals they make from food they grow in the garden. In addition Work AC incorporated a chicken coop, a composting system, an outdoor pizza oven and a cistern to collect rainwater. A movable greenhouse will be rolled out each fall.
Fore more: NYT: School Adds Weeding to Reading and Writing and AD: Edible Schoolyard / Work AC
