Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard combines her passions for sustainable foods and education, summarizing her various backgrounds as a former teacher and regular chef. She explains the development of an education system based in Montessori principles that enforces food justice and organic agriculture, along with a generally holistic approach to learning and the numerous ways in which students learn best based on individualized needs. Edible Schoolyard offers a balance of tales of Waters' experiences, along with pieces written by students involved in the project. The result provides a fruitful collection of insight and inspiration that adds hope to education reform and environmental awareness from a young age.