Kitchen Garden Programs for Schools
Includes garden set up, teacher training & support.
I have been teaching at Golden Hill Primary School for 5 years. The students enjoy a wonderful vegetable patch and a dedicated period in the curriculum timetable to learn and practice gardening skills.
An organic gardening program is perfect for kids because no harmful chemicals are used. The processes of soil preparation, composting, worm farming, digging, planting and harvesting are all very engaging activities for young, active hands, hearts and minds.
The children in my earlier class approached sessions with Neal with anticipation, excitement and enthusiasm. Now that they are older I see and hear their continued enthusiasm and growing knowledge of organics when working in our school garden alongside Neal. Neal thank you for being part of staff.
Christine Blamey – Golden Hill Steiner School
Whether you have an existing kitchen garden program at your school, or food growing is something you would like to see integrated into the learning program of your school, I can come and consult with school staff as to the next step to take. I can tailor a package to the needs to your school.
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Testimonial from Cranbrook Primary, November 2013
Neal visited Cranbrook Primary School and spoke with our year 3-4 gardening class. The students found Neal’s presentation very interesting and readily engaged in his discussion. Neal arrived on the day armed with different samples of “leaf, root, flower and fruit” plants and used these to explain a rotation method which we have adopted in our school veggie garden.
Following classroom discussion Neal continued his interaction with the students in the veggie garden hunting “bugs and worms” and explaining how these fit into the garden. Neal finished the session with a tasting of some native “fruit” which some of the students liked while the facial expression on others indicated they did not like the taste.
Students continue hunting “bugs” in the veggie garden and when they are not sure of the bug they ask one of the garden supervisors for help with the identification. Neal was able to provide us with a “local” planting guide suitable for our area, which we use in planning our planting program, the chart not only lists when to plant, but also has an indication of maturity date. Beth Slater – teacher and Peter Slater – garden volunteer.