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Kitchen Garden Schools in the news – August 2012

We’re not the only ones who love talking about our Kitchen Garden Schools – here’s just a selection of articles from around the country (just click on the links to read more) ...

• My Classroom: Gardening (Two Rocks PS article in WA’s School Matters, p. 36)
• Masterchef’s ‘where are they now’ special features Fiona Inglis and the Kitchen Garden Program at Findon PS
• New garden has Toolern Vale students digging into healthy life (Melton Leader article)
• Kin Kin Kids get Kreative in the Kitchen (Hinterland Times article)
• Growing generations of gardeners (Wodonga West PS feature on ABC 774)
• Digging the garden at Dorset Primary School (Maroondah Weekly article)
• Member for Aspley Tracy Davis visits Aspley SS
• A great blog post from a school volunteer
• Wodonga’s Junior Master Chefs (Wodonga West PS features on ABC Goulburn Murray)
• Primary students planting to become mini garden chefs (ABC Rural article on Alma PS)
• New school kitchen open (Augusta Margaret River Mail article on Margaret River PS)
• Cooking is child’s play (John Lethlean’s column on volunteering appeared in The Australian)
• Check out Southern Support School's beautiful kitchen garden blog
• And don’t forget the Grasmere PS blog
• Another volunteer blog features Wentworth PS
• Ungarra steps up for Stephanie
• How a grade six class taught me to boil rice –yet another lovely volunteer blog – we love school volunteers!
• Led up the garden path to better eating (Adelaide Now features Littlehampton PS)
• Teaching kids the value of healthy eating (ABC Gippsland radio feature on Stratford PS)
• Dandenong pupils make a real meal of it (Hallam PS feature in the Dandenong Leader)
• Totally Wild featured Woodend PS in an episode recently – check  Ep. 105 (2/3)
• Australian Sheep and Wool Show: The fashion and food (Eaglehawk PS in the Bendigo Advertiser)
• Rowville pupils hold the fries in switch to top tucker
• School kids learn paddock to plate message (ABC radio piece on Gunnedah South PS)
• Stephanie Alexander came to our school today! We love these fabulous blogs!