Recipes

Chang's Noodle Salad

Posted on by Erica
Changs Noodle Salad
Pak choy growing in the school vegie patch
One of my fellow gardening teacher colleagues put me on to this recipe for cooking with kids. It is a variation of the classic Chang’s Noodle Salad using pak choy or bok choy. It is a very popular salad dish that children love making. It is simple to prepare, uses produce that can easily be grown in the garden, is cheap and to top it all off – it is delicious! Continue reading →

Garden activities for kids

How to build a no-dig garden with the kids

Posted on by Erica
No-dig gardens are perfect for kids
No-dig gardens are perfect for kids
No-dig garden beds are perfect for kids to grow plants in. They are easy to build, they can be constructed anywhere at any time and obviously there is no-digging involved so they are physically easy for children to maintain.  Continue reading →
Recipes

Silverbeet and rosemary pasta

Posted on by Erica
A great recipe for the kids using produce from their garden.
Last week I had my students fill out a feedback form that asked them about their favourite activities they have done this term. Not surprisingly cooking rated very highly so as a way to celebrate the end of term I decided to undertake another cooking day with them all. We still have a large amount of silverbeet growing in the garden and the rosemary bush has taken on a life of its own so I thought we would utilise these great ingredients whilst we waited for our newer vegie plants to grow.
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