Last month, Alice and I traveled to North Carolina for the groundbreaking and related festivities at our Edible Schoolyard affiliate at Greensboro Children’s Museum. Three days of events celebrating the formal launch of the ESY program included an outdoor community breakfast, donor lunches in the kitchen classroom, and a dinner hosted by Dennis and Nancy Quaintance at their LEED Platinum Proximity Hotel. Every meal highlighted local, seasonal, and organic produce and products from local purveyors.
On launch day, the Guilford County Superintendent, “Mo” Green, and Alice put their heads together and Mayor Yvonne Johnson presented a key to the city, declaring Alice “the Magic Johnson of edible education.” Children placed their shovels in the soil, sampled fruit from the garden, and were happily engaged with the many learning exhibits. We visited the Peeler Elementary and Greensboro Montessori School gardens, the UNC Weatherspoon Museum, and the North Carolina State Extension Gardens, and managed to squeeze in some time at the famous, fabulous Curb Market on Saturday morning.
The Greensboro Children’s Museum is the first museum in the country with an Edible Schoolyard program and expects to serve as a model for museums and educational institutions nationwide.
Breaking ground
Mo Green, Guilford County School Superintendent, and Alice
The Edible Schoolyard at Greensboro Children’s Museum
Last month, Alice and I traveled to North Carolina for the groundbreaking and related festivities at our Edible Schoolyard affiliate at Greensboro Children’s Museum. Three days of events celebrating the formal launch of the ESY program included an outdoor community breakfast, donor lunches in the kitchen classroom, and a dinner hosted by Dennis and Nancy Quaintance at their LEED Platinum Proximity Hotel. Every meal highlighted local, seasonal, and organic produce and products from local purveyors.
On launch day, the Guilford County Superintendent, “Mo” Green, and Alice put their heads together and Mayor Yvonne Johnson presented a key to the city, declaring Alice “the Magic Johnson of edible education.” Children placed their shovels in the soil, sampled fruit from the garden, and were happily engaged with the many learning exhibits. We visited the Peeler Elementary and Greensboro Montessori School gardens, the UNC Weatherspoon Museum, and the North Carolina State Extension Gardens, and managed to squeeze in some time at the famous, fabulous Curb Market on Saturday morning.
The Greensboro Children’s Museum is the first museum in the country with an Edible Schoolyard program and expects to serve as a model for museums and educational institutions nationwide.
Breaking ground
Mo Green, Guilford County School Superintendent, and Alice
Lunch, prepared from local ingredients