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Edible Schoolyard | New Orleans
The James Beard Foundation: Donna Cavato featured in "Jobs We Love"
Putting down roots in a space that once held Katrina’s swelling floodwaters, the Edible Schoolyard of New Orleans launched in 2005 as the first affiliate of Alice Water’s garden and kitchen classroom in Berkeley. With the help of over 300 eager students, the program has become a vital part of the city’s community, providing organically-grown food and culinary education.
We contacted with the program’s founding director, Donna Cavato, to hear about her work and why she’s optimistic about America’s eating habits.
Read the full interview with our executive director on the James Beard Foundation website
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"Whenever I visit, I'm amazed at how they recognize all the different herbs, our native plants, okra, greens, lettuces, and Creole tomatoes."-Chef Emeril Lagasse on the students at the Edible Schoolyard New Orleans
Read the full article in Organic Gardening.
New Orleans (May 21, 2010) – Chef April Neujean of Edible Schoolyard NOLA (ESY NOLA) is part of a select group of chefs from around the country invited to the White House earlier this year by Sam Kass, Assistant White House Chef and food initiative coordinator and Janet Mclaughlin, Director of Operation Frontline for Share Our Strength.
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