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One of the first comprehensive programs in the nation:
Connecting school lunch with student learning in school gardens, kitchen classrooms, and academic classrooms.
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The Center for Ecoliteracy
Edible Schoolyard Project
The Berkeley Unified School District
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A project of the Berkeley Unified School District in collaboration with the Center for Ecoliteracy and the Chez
Panisse Foundation (now the Edible Schoolyard Project)

[ABOUT SLI]
One of the first programs of its kind, the School Lunch
Initiative, created in 2004, was based on the hypothesis that if young people are involved in growing, cooking, and sharing fresh, healthy food while learning about it in the curriculum, they will be more likely to develop lifelong healthy eating habits and values consistent with sustainable living.
It was formed as a public-private partnership among:
The Center for Ecoliteracy
The Center for Ecoliteracy, which pioneered the Rethinking
School Lunch planning framework, is dedicated to education for sustainable living in K–12 schools. Its offerings include books, educational materials, seminars, presentations, and strategic consulting services.
Center for Ecoliteracy at the David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way, Suite 270
Berkeley, CA 94704-1377
510.845.4595 info@ecoliteracy.org

The Chez Panisse Foundation (now the Edible Schoolyard
Project)
The Edible Schoolyard Project supports edible education programming that uses food to nurture, educate, and empower youth. It hosts an online network for sharing education lesson plans, resources, and best practices, while mapping the movement worldwide.
Edible Schoolyard Project
1517 Shattuck Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94709
510.843.3811
The Berkeley Unified School District
The Berkeley Unified School District is dedicated to enabling and inspiring a diverse student body to achieve academic excellence and make positive contributions to our world.
Berkeley Unified School District
2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA 94704-1180
510.644.6348

[REPORT FINDINGS]
“Changing Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior in
Relation to Food:
An Evaluation of the School Lunch Initiative” (September
2010)
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The September 2010 report, “Changing Students’ Knowledge,
Attitudes, and Behavior in Relation to Food: An Evaluation of the School Lunch Initiative,” conducted by the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Center for Weight and Health, University of California at Berkeley, examined the results of a three-year longitudinal study to determine the effects of the SLI on students’ knowledge about nutrition, food, and the environment; attitudes toward healthy eating and environmental responsibility; and eating behaviors.
[RESOURCES]
Visit the Center for Ecoliteracy to download or learn more about its resources, including:
Rethinking School Lunch Guide

Based on more than a decade’s work with school systems, this guide offers a 10-point planning framework for improving school food, supporting sustainable food systems, and teaching and integrating curriculum around food issues.
Cooking with California Food in K-12 Schools
An acclaimed cookbook and professional development guide, with recipes scaled for 50 and 100 servings and nutritional analysis keyed to USDA guidelines.
Big Ideas: Linking Food, Culture, Health, and the Environment
A conceptual framework for integrated learning based on food and food production.
School-Community Kitchens
A paper that describes the origins of school-community kitchens, illustrates their potential, and presents examples of the variety of community kitchens nationwide.
RSL (Rethinking School Lunch) Wellness Policy Guide
A Model Wellness Policy Guide to help educators, parents, and community members review, revise, and update their local policy.
Are California Kids Eating California Food?

A report that reveals that the bounty of California agriculture is immense, but that many leading California crops are not reaching the state’s students.
Los Angeles Unified School District: A New System for
Purchasing Food for School Meals
A report on a radical redesign of school food procurement to improve meals while saving money and supporting regional agriculture.
Food, Inc. Discussion Guide
A guide to the Academy Award nominee Food, Inc.
Visit the Edible Schoolyard Project to access its online resource center, where you can download best practices, share tips, and view the interactive map of edible education programs around the world.
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[DONATE]
To support the work of school food reform, please make a donation to:
Center for Ecoliteracy
Your gift will help us provide young people with the experience, knowledge, and values they will need to feel connected and capable during the challenges ahead.
Donate online at Center for Ecoliteracy
The Center for Ecoliteracy at the David Brower Center,
2150 Allston Way, Suite 270
Berkeley, CA 94704-1377
510.845.4595
info@ecoliteracy.org
Edible Schoolyard Project
Your gift strengthens our work to build and share an edible education curriculum for all schools.
Donate online at Edible Schoolyard Project
The Edible Schoolyard Project

1517 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94709
510.843.3811