Garden, Cooking and Nutrition from Garden to Table Program
Berkeley Independent Study (BIS)
Our innovative garden based nutrition program allows students and their families to learn about and experience soil conservation, principles of food scrap composting, or vermiculture (raising and producing earthworms for worm castings) and no till planting. We explore and practice quiet meditation and the importance of connecting with and caring for the land. We learn principles of land stewardship and how to share the earth's bounty with each other. Growing and eating healthy food is the best insurance for healthy living.
Our garden and cooking Instructor, Joy Moore, has been gardening at Berkeley Technology Academy (BTA) and Berkeley Independent Studies (BIS) for the last 7 years. She emphasizes nutrition and the science of growing, cooking and eating healthy nutrition-rich foods. We provide classes specifically for high school students as well as a curriculum for K-8.
We focus on five basic principles in our garden:
* All life is valuable and nothing is considered a weed
* Efficient conservative water use is key to
sustainable growing
* Composting and building soil is fundamental
to successful growing
* Positivity and respect in and for the garden
insures a healthy, happy gardening experience
* Compassionate team work and loving respect
for all living things bears the fruits, vegetables
and grains we need to live long, healthy
productive lives!