b. 1944 · United States
アリス・ウォータース / Alice Waters
Chef; founder of the Edible Schoolyard; pioneer of edible education
She turned schoolyards into gardens where children learn through food.
Born in 1944, Alice Waters opened the restaurant 'Chez Panisse' in Berkeley, California in 1971, becoming a pioneer of the 'farm-to-table' movement built on local, seasonal, organic ingredients.
In 1995 she launched the 'Edible Schoolyard' at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Berkeley, turning a derelict yard into a garden and kitchen where children learn by growing, harvesting, cooking and eating — 'edible education.'
Her work profoundly influenced school-garden movements across the US and the world, showing the value of urban farming as a place for city children to touch soil and food. She has served as vice president of Slow Food International since 2002.
Key contributions
- Pioneered the farm-to-table movement at Chez Panisse (1971)
- Founded the Edible Schoolyard, a model linking school gardens and food education (1995)
- Spread urban food education and the school-garden movement worldwide