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This is our second year of Garden To Table at Milford School. We are very excited to continue on this new journey of planting, growing and cooking with our own delicious, fresh produce.
Garden to Table is a wonderful opportunity for children to learn essential life long skills in both the kitchen and garden environment. They quickly begin to understand the time and effort required to set up and maintain a productive garden as they take responsibility for growing their own vegetables. The kitchen sessions also enable a considerable amount of learning. The children's knowledge of utensils, equipment, safety procedures and food grows rapidly and continues throughout the year as they experiment with new and exciting recipes in each session.
In order for our sessions to run successfully, we do require the time and support from parent and grandparent volunteers in the sessions. We have full-time kitchen and garden specialists who run the sessions and your child's classroom teacher will also be present, however, your assistance is also essential! At the end of each session you're encouraged to stay and enjoy the meal together with the class.
For more information about Garden To Table please visit http://www.gardentotable.org.nz/
Recipes
Recipes
GTT Distance Learning
GTT Distance Learning
Garden To Table's suggestions for parents to keep children engaged at home.
Please find below some activities to do together as a family in your kitchen and garden. Hopefully they they can be done with things that you already have around the home!
In the garden...
In the garden...
Up-cycle a few plastic bottles and turn them into planters.
Make bird feeders and then hang them in your garden.
Use eggshells and cartons to make a mini garden.
Make Lego planters.
Make newspaper pots and then plant flower or vegetable seeds.
Create mosaics using seeds, nuts and grains.
Use recycled cans to make a tin can herb garden.
Learn about how plants thrive with water movement experiments.
Make a mosaic paver with old tiles and a cake tin.
Make your own watering can from a milk jug.
Watch your plants grow and record your data.
Turn your old rain boots into a garden.
DIY bird food garland to attract some birds to your garden.
Get out the paint and make garden markers using rocks or popsicle sticks.
Start your own home compost or worm farm.
Plant bulbs ready for Spring and decorate the pots.
Gather fallen Autumn leaves and create leaf printing art.
Conduct a seed investigation. Check with an adult before handling the seeds.
In the kitchen...
In the kitchen...
Find out which vegetables you can regrow from scraps.
Make some funny face pizzas with your favourite veg.
Turn your home grown lemons into lemonade.
Use your 5 senses to investigate fruits and vegetables.
Make art with pasta. Make sure to ask permission first!
Create stampers. Which fruits and vegetables create the best images?
Design a fruit platter for your whole family to share.
Can you find foods in your kitchen that begin with each of the 26 letters?
Turn your favourite fruits and veg into frozen popsicles.
Make your own Mr or Mrs Potato Head.
Learn the names of your favourite foods in French or Te Reo.
Write and illustrate your own recipe book.
Make homemade herb and spice playdough.
Conduct some eggsperiments.
Lend a hand by getting the ingredients and equipment ready.
Use old kitchen equipment and utensils to create a music wall.
Try banana sushi. Add a little treat to your normal fruit snack!
Combine the garden and kitchen to make this yummy dessert.
Safety Videos
Safety Videos
Garden to Table ambassador, well-known chef, restauranteur and food writer Al Brown has created a series of videos.
Garden to Table ambassador, well-known chef, restauranteur and food writer Al Brown has created a series of videos.
They outline important skills and safety considerations for the children to develop in the kitchen.
They outline important skills and safety considerations for the children to develop in the kitchen.
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