AWI recently partnered with The Henry Ford to host an evening highlighting the Farm to School movement, beginning with a farm-to-table dinner at LULU, Alice Waters’ Los Angeles restaurant. The seasonal menu featured produce from Dickinson Family Farms in Fallbrook, California, and brought together community members, food system leaders, and supporters interested in learning more...

Last week, the Alice Waters Institute's (AWI) School Supported Agriculture team along with our partners at Shared Plate Strategies (SSP) brought together Los Angeles Unified School District and four regional food hubs for a two-day Farm to School planning gathering as part of the district’s CDFA Farm to School grant.

In the first phase of this work, AWI and SPS partnered...

We are pleased to announce the re-launch of our Summer Training this July 2026! We’re in the early planning phase, but are excited to share what we’ve confirmed so far.

Date and Location

The 2026 Summer Training program will be held from Wednesday, July 29 through Friday, July 31, 2026. All sessions will be at the Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, CA...

What is a FESY you might be asking? The Founding Edible Schoolyards (FESYs) form a small collective of organizations celebrated and supported by Alice Waters as models for how edible education can thrive across the country.   

Last month, as we prepared for the new school year, we hosted a virtual gathering for all 8 FESY’s with the sole...