Since childhood, Alice Waters believed in the importance of delicious, healthy, fresh food. In France, she "studied food (not books)," and when she returned to California, she opened her restaurant, Chez Panisse, seeking out the freshest and most local ingredients. She also started first one, then many "Edible Schoolyards," school gardens where students could learn about growing, cooking, and eating food.

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