Alissa J. Novoselick’s students bonded over their shared love of chilies. Photo by nattu via Flickr. A cynic might look at a program like the Edible Schoolyard — the much-lauded school garden initiative launched by Chez Panisse’s Alice Waters — and wonder if

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Growing Food, and Community, in the Desert