Every day, tons of unhealthy, processed foods are shipped to schools across the nation to feed our children. Not only is there an unnecessary carbon footprint associated with this practice, but the food has also been sprayed with cancer-causing pesticides.

Here’s a thought: why not utilize the schoolgrounds to grow healthy, organic produce? Why not create a small urban farm (and jobs) at every school? Why not involve the interested students in the process?

Imagine a course (or even a movement) called “From Garden to Plate,” teaching truly useful lifeskills–how to grow one’s own (healthy) food and become self-sufficient.