Database research record2005·Global
Contested Desires: The Edible Landscape of School
Catherine Burke
Paedagogica Historica
Urban Farm DB summary
This paper explores the "edible landscape" of schools in the UK context, examining the historical and pedagogical significance of food and drink production and consumption within educational institutions. It notes that early accounts viewed children's association with food as potentially chaotic and a marker of social class differences. However, schools also served as important sites for food production and consumption as a form of pedagogy from the mid-19th to mid-20th centuries.