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Forbes North Public School wins Green Award
24-09-2012Forbes North Public School in New South Wales was recently awarded a prestigious Green Award at the third annual NSW Department of Education and Communities’ Learning for Sustainability Awards. The school was recognised for its Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program and its Schools Environment Management Plan.
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GPT’s Kitchen Garden Week
19-09-2012September 2012 marks the second Kitchen Garden Week at GPT shopping centres! Kitchen Garden Week is a celebration of GPT’s partnership with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation with 6 GPT Centres across New South Wales and Victoria participating from 24 September through to 28 September 2012.
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National Program Applications OPEN!
04-09-2012The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation has some very exciting news to share with the kitchen garden community. Online applications are now OPEN for all schools with a primary curriculum to join the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden National Program!
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Kitchen Garden Schools in the news – August 2012
21-08-2012We’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) ...
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Garden to Table’s fabulous new facility and gala dinner
20-08-2012More New Zealand primary school students will soon be growing, harvesting, preparing and sharing fresh seasonal produce! Our friends across the Tasman, the Garden to Table Trust, have recently turned the first sod on a new kitchen and garden site in the Wynyard Quarter in inner-city Auckland.
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Tony Tan and Fleming's lead workshops at the Learning Centre
16-08-2012There’s nothing like a beautiful tree laden with fruit in summer and autumn. Fruit trees need careful pruning during the colder months to ensure a bountiful crop when the sun is shining. Titch from Flemings joined us in the Learning Centre garden for a hands-on workshop on the ways to prune fruit trees.
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Celebration despite a wet day for Brunswick South’s launch
15-08-2012It would have taken more than a cold, wet and windy day to dampen spirits at Brunswick South Primary School last week when the School hosted an enthusiastic launch event for their Kitchen Garden Program.
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Our most remote Kitchen Garden School: Rawa CS
10-08-2012Over the last ten years the number of Kitchen Garden Program schools has continued to grow and we now see the Program being delivered in a huge variety of school settings. There are many schools with large populations of Aboriginal students, and some schools in isolated areas, but Rawa Community School at Punmu in north-west Western Australia stands out as the most remote Kitchen Garden School.
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Going great guns at Gunnedah South PS
07-08-2012Gunnedah South Public School, in the New England region of New South Wales, officially launched their Kitchen Garden Program in early August.
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The Kitchen Garden Program expands!
01-08-2012We’re thrilled to share some wonderful news! The Australian Government today announced a new $5.4 million funding commitment to support the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program over the next three years and provide opportunity for 400 new schools to join the Program. The Minister for Health, the Hon. Tanya Plibersek, joined Stephanie Alexander at Meadows Primary School to make the announcement along with special guests including the Foundation CEO Ange Barry, Medibank Managing Director George Savvides, Frank McGuire MP and Ms Maria Vamvakinou MP, and Meadows PS Principal Julie Cooke.
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