When Alice Waters opened the doors of her restaurant, Chez Panisse 40 years ago, she never imagined that the simple idea of feeding friends “real food” would help spark a revolution. Recognizing the transformative power of food, she established the Chez Panisse Foundation in 1995 to launch an Edible Schoolyard in Berkeley, California.

This year, the Chez Panisse Foundation becomes the Edible Schoolyard Project, with the mission to transform the health and values of every student by building and sharing a food curriculum for the school system.

Check out this video for more info.

The abundant cherry tree in front is exploding with bowls and bowls of scrumptious sour cherries. Besides freezing many for supreme cherry pies, I am going to do this and this with them! Happy 4th!

The Way We See The World has created a line of edible cups that add life to parties and events and serve as a more sustainable alternative to disposable cups. The cups are flavored to complement the drink being served, can be nibbled on while drinking, and any leftover remnants can be composted. This project explored new and unexpected uses for agar seaweed type gelatin.

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These pictures were taken during the epic ‘Coastal Roadtrip of 2009′, but since then I have developed a huge…no unfathomable crush on Big Sur and all that the area has to offer. The Big Sur Bakery stole a large piece of my heart on the trip with their scrumptious pastries, much needed coffee and gourmet dinners. I was also quite impressed with their selection of succulents in their garden, their choice of art and nearby shell store with woven wooden nest sculptures to get (IN)! Apparently their are many concerts at this venue.

I digress, the art inside the Big Sur Bakery left me clamoring for more…for ever now since I cannot find anything further about the artist other than his name, Eric Senesca that the barista was kind enough to tell me. His collage sculpture from washed up beach pottery at the seashore is glorious! This road trip seriously pushed me further into my roots as a west coast hippie, and all that that entails with caravans and beachcombing. Suffice to say I miss this place and cannot wait to return.

Subsequently I noticed that the bakery has their cookbook out, telling a little of their gastronomic secrets. It hurts to even write about how much I love this place. Also, stay at the Glen Oaks, you won’t be sorry (the picture of the cottage and the planter).

I am jazzed with my tickets to go and hear the meet and greets & keynote sessions with the likes of Mo Sigel from Celestial Seasonings, Steve Demos from White Wave, and many more. The informative sessions sound great too with hour and a half takes on topics from Market Intelligence, Sustainability in Business, Re-inventing Your Natural Brand, or Authentic Leadership. Go register and purchase a pass at Naturally Boulder.