at a lucky elementary school in Atlanta, Ga. received a visit from Alton Brown to learn more about growing fruits and vegetables. As a part of the Welch's Harvest Grants, 100 schools nationwide were selected to participate in a program that gives students tools to grow plants at their school.Kids at Whitefoord Elementary School in Atlanta were treated with a visit from AB and Welch's family farmer Jamie Militello of Forestville, New York.
In a press release for the events, Alton says of the program,
"If we really want our kids to enjoy long, healthy lives they've got to develop good eating habits and that means teaching them to really rely on and appreciate fruits and vegetables from an early age. By giving them the opportunity to actually raise their own crops in school, we can help them not only to cultivate those habits but to fully experience the science and art of food itself."
The original press release is here. There is another photo with it.
3 comments:
I have to make a side comment here, I really wish Jamie Oliver used this approach with his "food revolution" in my home state.
The kids in Huntington would have benefited from teaching them about growing veggies and fruits rather than Olive's approach.
Oh well, my 2 cents.
The thing is, Lisa - we're not sure it hasn't happened. Editing play a large portion in what we see..an I'm sure the execs at ABC really stifled Jamie about what he could and couldn't do. There's a lot I would've like to have seen him do.
Jamie Oliver lost me after the asnine comment about not having fresh veggies in Huntington, he said in an interview in London.
The local news has covered the whole thing to death, Huntington is in my local TV market and most of the papers cover it too. So I do know there are a few things that haven't made it in the show that were done during production (good and bad) and now with there show airing there's move coverage.
I haven't heard anything about him setting garden like this for the school. The kitchen is still operating, however.
I think Alton would have done a much better job with the whole thing. Especially the teaching part.
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