It's only natural. A new food policy adopted by the Berkeley, California, school district has kids not only eating fresh food, but growing it. The whole thing got started by parents dissatisfied with the types of food being served in the school cafeterias. Since the school board unanimously passed the measure to adopt a district-wide policy, seven of the 15 area schools have sprouted gardens.
Kids work in the gardens, tending their organic produce.
Then they harvest and prepare the food in small portions. Tom Bates, a former state legislator, now heads the Berkeley Food Systems Project. It's learning in a different way. The kids are out experiencing the garden, learning how to work. It is amazing to see a child's face light up when he tastes a tomato for the first time.