Wild edible and medicinal plants of British Columbia of edible seaweed. Laver is usually gathered in great amounts in Spring. They were used traditionally by virtually all the coastal groups, with the possible exception of some Nuu-chah-nulth, or Westcoast peoples, and some Salishan peoples of Vancouver Island, and various species were used. They are harvested at their young growing stage in the spring, usually around May, the exact time depending on latitude, local conditions, and type of laver. Older plants were too tough to be eaten. Traditionally, Women were often the primary seaweed harvesters. Working from canoes, women would pull seaweed from the rocks until their canoes were
Edible Schoolyard 2005, ESY's first sister program launched at the Samuel J. Green Charter School in New Orleans, Louisiana. This program kicked off the start of the ESY affiliate program, which now includes 5 school garden and kitchen projects around the United States. The Berkeley ESY and the Chez Panisse Foundation do not fund these programs; rather they provide support and apply lessons learned in order to help the programs succeed. The mission of the affiliate program is to help establish programs with diverse funding sources, in diverse environments, and within diverse institutions in order to show that Edible Schoolyard-type programs can