The Charlie Cart Project

a Mobile Kitchen for the Twenty-First Century

Authors

  • Carolyn Federman Independent Scholar Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28035

Keywords:

Edible Schoolyard Project, United States, 21st century, education, food advocacy, cooking and cross-curricular learning, primary and secondary shooling, school gardens, sustainability, mobile kitchens, Charlie Cart Project, cooking skills

Abstract

The author describes working with Alice Waters on food advocacy and education. The Edible Schoolyard Project, a nonprofit organization started by Waters (and still active in 2024), developed and supports the Edible Schoolyard, a 1.5-acre (1/2 hectare) organic garden and kitchen classroom at a public middle school in Berkeley, California, where students learn to plant, harvest, and prepare fresh produce as part of their academic day. Unlike any programme of its time, the Edible Schoolyard got the whole country talking about food education, and alerted many including the author to the value of using cooking as a vehicle for learning. This led to her Charlie Cart project.

Author Biography

  • Carolyn Federman, Independent Scholar

    Carolyn Federman lives and works in California. She has been much involved 
    with the improvement of children’s attitudes and practises in relation to food, 
    including being part of the School Yard Project.

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Published

2017-05-01

Issue

PPC 108 (2017)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

The Charlie Cart Project: a Mobile Kitchen for the Twenty-First Century. (2017). Petits Propos Culinaires, 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1558/ppc.28035