Our full humanity is contingent on our hospitality; we can be complete only when we are giving something away; when we sit at the table and pass the peas to the person next to us we see that person in a whole new way.
Alice WatersRead
I believe there should be breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack, all for free and for every child that goes to school. And all food that is good, clean and fair.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Access to nutritious meals for children is essential for their well-being and education.
Alice Waters emphasizes the fundamental need for children in schools to have access to free, nutritious meals. She believes that providing good, clean, and fair food is crucial for their health and academic success, highlighting the intersection of education and nutrition.
Themes
NutritionChildrenEducationFoodHealth
In practice
Example use cases
Discussing school lunch programs at a community meeting.
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I am disappointed because nobody is talking about food and agriculture. They're talking about the diets of children, but they're talking about Band-Aids. We're not seeing a vision.
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I believe that every child in this world needs to have a relationship with the land...to know how to nourish themselves...and to know how to connect with the community around them.
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We eat every day, and if we do it in a way that doesn't recognize value, it's contributing to the destruction of our culture and of agriculture. But if it's done with a focus and care, it can be a wonderful thing. It changes the quality of your life.
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We need to have a course in school that teaches about ecology and gastronomy. I could imagine that all children could eat at school for free and that the cafeteria would become part of the school's curriculum.
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