Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program
Each week in our Kitchen Garden Program, our children discover the pleasure of hands-on food education.
Creating and caring for a kitchen garden teaches children about the natural world. It shows its beauty and how to care for it. It also teaches them how to use the resources we have. They learn how easy it is to bring joy and well-being through gardening. They can grow, harvest, prepare, and share fresh seasonal produce.
What Happens During Garden Sessions
During Garden Sessions, children work in our vegetable garden. They learn to grow and harvest many vegetables, fruits, and herbs.
Led by our kitchen specialist, the children make fresh, healthy meals. They use seasonal garden produce they have grown. Through this program, children can try ingredients they may not have tried before. This may grow their love of food for life.
The program integrates learning skills from across the curriculum, including personal and social development, communication, health and physical education, creative arts, science and sustainability, and mathematics.
Recipes
After preparing food in our kitchen, many of our students are inspired to cook at home with their families. Some of our Recipes are available here and are published in our school’s weekly newsletter.
Our Kitchen Garden Program has been made possible as a result of a grant from the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation and the dedication of staff and parents at Rowville Primary School.
