The Edible Schoolyard, Berkeley

 
"In the spring of 1995, an abandoned lot adjacent to King Middle School was designated as the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley garden site. Landscape architects, chefs, gardeners, and teachers were invited to share their vision of a garden where students would participate in hands-on learning. Nineteen years later, the acre of land is lush with seasonal vegetables, herbs, vines, berries, flowers, and fruit trees. Teachers and the garden staff work together to link garden experiences with students’ science and humanities lessons for truly integrated experiential learning."  (From the website http://edibleschoolyard.org/Berkeley)

Masses of dahlias in the summer evening light

Artichokes in the garden

Drawing of the outdoor kitchen from 2014

Another view in Autumn 2013