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Kitchen Garden Program keeps sprouting young chefs!

Thousands more Victorian children will soon be growing, cooking and eating their own food at school thanks to an expansion of the successful Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program.

Victorian Education Minister Bronwyn Pike recently announced that the Labor Government would invest an additional $1.1 million in the Kitchen Garden Program to boost the number of schools funded under the 'Go for your life' Kitchen Garden Project with Stephanie Alexander.

The additional funding will provide 14 Victorian schools with grants of up to $62,500 each to contribute to the costs of building a kitchen and a garden, and employing specialist staff.

As Minister Pike says, "The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program shows students that great tasting foods are not always in plastic wrappers, but can be grown and harvested directly from the ground."

This latest funding builds on the $2.84 million provided by the Victorian Government since 2007.

Grant opportunities for Phase 3 of the 'Go for your life' Kitchen Garden Project with Stephanie Alexander will open on Monday 15 November. Application documents - including application form, application guide and budget templates - will be available from this date. Stay tuned for more information!

LATEST NEWS! 'Go for your life' Phase 3 grants are now open! Visit our Funding Opportunities web page for more information and full application documentation.