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The Schoolyard Foodie: The Oakland Farm to School Network
The Schoolyard Foodie praises the Oakland Farm to School network and links to a recent podcast by KPFA’s Imogene Tondre. Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: Squash is Camote–Dual Language Immersion in the Kitchen
Dave Chappelle just performed 21 straight shows in Oakland to an incredibly diverse group of people. Some nights he performed 5 hours straight without a break. And you know what he said he wanted to be when he was growing up—A TEACHER! He is of course a teacher in another sense. He helps to relieve us of the multi-cultural boundaries that exist between us.
Which brings me to the importance of multi-cultural education in schools. Youth need to identify themselves with where they came from and they also need to learn and appreciate that about others.
Regardless of where you are on the planet, food is an excellent tool for breaking down social and cultural barriers. Dave Chapelle makes a pretty good living hammering away at our insecurities around race and gender. If you visit a school cooking class, you will see that it too is an excellent space for doing the same. Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: Keepin’ it real in the kitchen with middleschoolers
A running diary of making Tacos de Asada with middleschoolers. Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: 2012 — The beginning or the end?
Will 2012 be the end of the world or the beginning of a new era of wisdom? One middle school teacher looks to his seventh graders for the answer. Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: Baby Got Snacks
by GEHRY OATEY To Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back”: “You want to put a big girl in a real good mood/ She gotta have some food/… So fellas (Yeah), fellas (Yeah)/Do you really like your women stacked (Hell yeah)/ Then … Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: Props to the People
Thanks to the hard work of a few ‘fed-up’ teachers, students, community members, and district staff, the I hella love Oakland community is doing something about the malignant federally subsidized food system. And, yes, this post is meant to make Oakland School District homies look good. Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: Desert of Youth = Desert of Ideas
Steps 7-8 of a 12-step program to help public schools rid themselves of our systematic addiction to processed industrial food. Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: One More Hella Nasty Lunch Served
Steps 5-6 of a 12-step program to help public schools rid themselves of our systematic addiction to processed industrial food. The Schoolyard Foodie asks students at east Oakland’s Melrose Academy to give their opinions on the quality (or lack thereof) of cafeteria food. Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: Transparent government? How about transparent lunch menus?
The Schoolyard Foodie outlines Step 4 of his 12-step program to help schools rid themselves of their systematic addiction to processed food while addressing the recent swine flu outbreak. Continue reading
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The Schoolyard Foodie: Feeding our future one meal at a time
Steps 1-3 of a 12-step program to help public schools rid themselves of our systematic addiction to processed industrial food. Continue reading
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