The Top 10 Green Schools in the U.S.: 2005

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• The Dalles Middle School, The Dalles, OR, which stores ground water for cooling, uses wind-turbine ventilation and has substantially reduced energy-consumption

• Island Wood School, Bainbridge Island, WA, a low-impact building designed with composting toilets, a garden used to grow organic produce and a "living machine" greenhouse that treats waste water.

Serving organic and local foods is vital in setting kids' eating patterns early on, and particularly important for providing proper nutrition for their developing bodies and growing brains. Runners up for serving sustainable food and providing a healthy diet include:

• The Calhoun School, New York, NY, for an Eat Right Now lunch program which offers children organic and local vegetables, eliminates frozen and canned foods and gives kids a chance to learn from Chef Bobo, a former teacher at the French Culinary Institute

• Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School, Berkeley, CA, for their Edible Schoolyard program where students grow, harvest and prepare organic food while learning about botany, biology and the environment.