Building a Sustainable Community through Kai
Term 4 and 1 are always favourites in the Kids Edible Gardens calendar as there is so much to harvest. There is nothing better than fresh peas, broad beans (and their leaves), crunchy lettuce and broccoli eaten in the garden.
School kitchens get a work out too – vegetable fritters and stir-fry’s are whipped up and lettuce wraps are folded. Apples cooked into crumbles or roasted potatoes have everyone’s mouth watering. As well as an oldie but a goodie, pikelets with cream and fresh berries from the garden.
Once the children at Picton School have finished their gardening jobs they aim to deliver vegetables to the Picton School Kitchen to be used in their school lunches. The children love taking vegetables to the school cooks and always have a smile on their faces.
At the end of the term 4, they removed everything that was ready from the garden and delivered it to the local Picton Food Bank – the box was huge and overflowing.