Sherri, Ben, Donnie and I had a great time in DC. I , like my husband, need lots of time to process all of the things that we saw. We planned on seeing and doing as much as possible. Ben set up a ton of awsome tours and Sherri made all of our awesome arrangements-and got us through the airport!
I think my favorite thing about the trip was watching Donnie see everything for the first time. My husband is a huge history buff and had been excited about this trip forever. I had signed up for the National Museum of American History blog to keep up with upcoming events. While sitting in our awesome apartment in the Eastern Market district, I saw on the blog that Alice Waters was going to be signing her new book, Edible Schoolyard,in the victory garden at the NMAH while we were there. Not only is Alice Waters famous for buying and using local organic and sustainable food, but one of Donnie's heroes. We went over to the NMAH early to make sure to get a copy of the book and to see some of the exhibits before we got into line. We ended up being second in line. She was very nice and graceful. That night I read the book and fell in love with what she had to say. Edible Schoolyard is about a school in Berkley, California that had fallen into such disrepair that the state was unable to update the cafeteria, so the children did not have one. It all started with Alice Waters giving an interview in the newspaper. She said that the concrete disaster area that was the school was a poor use of land. The new(fourth in two years)principal saw the article and challenged her to come to the school and help. What happened was that she came up with a program that not only helped the school and the students, but also the land. The students now have a curriculum that is centered around their garden. It is a wonderful program and I recommend the book to everyone.
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