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Apollo Bay P-12 off to a great start
23-04-2012Apollo Bay P-12 College received funding to implement the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Victorian Program in early 2011 and have forged ahead in leaps and bounds since. Term 1 of 2012 saw the Apollo Bay students enjoying their very first kitchen and garden classes. The garden is thriving, abundant with beautiful produce, and the first term of kitchen classes was a huge success.
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Anzac day activities at Happy Valley School
30-03-2012Anzac day services are being held outside of school terms this year, so a few Kitchen Garden Schools are getting in early and commemorating the day with kitchen garden themed Anzac activities. Hear what Happy Valley School in South Australia is doing from the school’s Kitchen Specialist, Kate Sparrow ...
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Preserving time in our Public Workshop series
29-03-2012Caroline Grey from the Yarra Valley’s Cunliffe & Waters (the people who Make Things That Go With Things) joined us recently for a real hands-on workshop looking at the art of jams, sauces, pickles and preserves. (And using up those lovely late-summer and autumn gluts of fruit and veg!)
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Peer-to-peer connection at Port Fairy PS
23-03-2012Our ‘Regional Networking’ sessions are designed to enable staff from Kitchen Garden Schools in local areas to connect with each other, share experiences, discuss challenges and learn how different schools run and benefit from the Kitchen Garden Program. Our latest Victorian session, hosted by Port Fairy PS in Western Victoria, has demonstrated just how valuable these sessions are.
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Our new online community - the Shared Table
19-03-2012The Foundation has just released a brand-new dedicated online space called the Shared Table. This new part of our website is ‘members-only’ and is aimed at connecting our Kitchen Garden Schools and Program Subscribers from all over the country – and overseas – in one dedicated, private area.
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A sold-out inaugural Tasmanian bus tour!
07-03-2012Our recent first-ever Tasmanian Kitchen Garden Schools bus tour proved to be a great day. Guests from early childhood centres and programs, high schools and community centres as well as our own Kitchen Garden Schools enjoyed visiting three local schools to view the Program in action and ask questions of students and staff.
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Family Foodie Weekend at ArtPlay
06-03-2012As part of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival’s Riverside Opening Weekend the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation took part in the Family Foodie Weekend at ArtPlay. The event was held at Birrarung Marr on the banks of the Yarra River over the first weekend of March.
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Seven Queensland primary schools join the Program!
16-02-2012A very warm welcome to our seven new Queensland Kitchen Garden Program Schools! The schools will join the 17 primary schools that are already funded by the Queensland Government.
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Exciting line-up of public workshops
07-02-2012Over the summer the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden team has been busy working on an exciting line-up of public workshops. Commencing on 11 February, the public workshops will cover an array of skills ranging from cheese making and preserving to espaliering and building garden beds with recycled products. There’s something for every foodie or keen gardener!
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Thank you Kitchen Garden School volunteers!
21-12-2011Running the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program in schools relies on the assistance of thousands of volunteers. The following kitchen garden volunteers have been nominated as some star volunteers of Term 4 by their schools – thank you very much, the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program would not be possible without your contributions!
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