Growing and cooking teacher resources
Information for teachers on resources for growing and cooking lessons with students.
This page is part of the Fresh Tastes program.
Growing food resources
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
A fee-based program, with school memberships starting at $330. The Kitchen Garden Program is a hands-on learning program delivering food education. It provides curriculum integration and a focus on student wellbeing, collaboration and leadership.
Students learn to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, seasonal food – forming positive food habits for life.
Go to the Kitchen Garden Foundation website to find out more.
Primary Connections
A primary school science program from the Australian Academy of Science, aiming to enhance primary school teachers' confidence and competence for teaching science. The Watch it Grow! and Plants in Action! units aim to create a sense of wonder in students and an appreciation of plants as they investigate the process of germination, the stages in a plant’s life cycle and the things plants need for growth.
Go to the Primary Connections website to find out more.
Australian Organic Schools
A free online education program to help the teachers and students at Australian schools set up a garden. The program aims to teach the necessary food-growing knowledge and skills needed to make the most of a new garden.
Go to the Organic Schools website to find out more.
Canberra Organic Growers Society
A local society with Canberra specific tips for starting or maintaining a vegie garden.
Go to the Canberra Organic Growers Society website to find out more.
Kitchen Gardens
A website with tools and ideas for teachers and students looking to grow and cook their own food.
Go to the NSW Government Education website to find out more.
Cooking food resources
ACT Nutrition Support Service
A website with recipes that are easy to prepare, budget friendly, and suitable for school and home.
They also offer a range of fee-based services including student incursions and cooking workshops, parent stalls and workshops and training for teachers.
Go to the ACT Nutrition Support website to find out more about recipes and services.
Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation
A fee-based program, with school memberships starting at $330. The Kitchen Garden Program is a hands-on learning program delivering food education, providing curriculum integration and a focus on student wellbeing, collaboration and leadership.
Students learn to grow, harvest, prepare and share fresh, seasonal food – forming positive food habits for life.
Go to the Kitchen Garden Foundation website to find out more.
Fresh for Kids
A website with recipes suitable for lunchboxes and canteens. Recipes can be sent home to parents and carers, discussed in class, or used in hands-on cooking activities.
Go to the Fresh for Kids website to find out more.
Australian Dietary Guidelines
A website with the official guidelines around the amount and kinds of foods we need to eat for health and wellbeing.
Go to the Australian Dietary Guidelines website to find out more.
I'm Alert Food Safety training
A free 2-hour online food safety training package that provides a basic understanding of safe food handling practices to do cooking with students at school. A certificate is issued on completion of training.
Go to the I'm Alert Food Safety website to find out more.