“As more young people realize the truth about monopolizing corporations like Monsanto, Dow, and Bayer, they are impassioned to make a difference.” C Sarich

Some schools leave an open door for the likes of Monsanto to creep in, infesting young minds with propaganda lies like ‘GM is needed to feed the world.’ Other schools take their classrooms outdoors, learning about vermiculture, organic growing techniques, the importance of soil health, and the damage that pesticides and herbicides do to humans and animals.

As Americans face epidemic-level obesity and diabetes rates among school-aged children, it is clear that biotech has failed not only to feed the world, but to nourish it. The re-education of our youth about the importance of sustainable food is paramount, and some schools are taking on that challenge. Local food movements often begin with the youth in an urban city or a suburban town. These schools are helping to make that happen:

Take Edible Schoolyard, founded by Alice Waters, for example. She takes her organic experience from Berkeley, CA farms and restaurants and brings it to schools where children learn about all aspects of growing organic food – from planting seeds to cooking it and serving it to their families. If this sounds delectable, you can search for one of her programs, here. They are all over the world. Continue reading →