Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
Term 2
In the Kitchen this week we continued to work on Indian Flatbread but made a different dip – White Bean Dip. Each group tasted and tried to adjust the taste by adding more pepper or garlic or lemon or….. One group even added nasturtium leaves!
We also visited our vegetable garden and harvested lettuce, spring onions, parsley, nasturtiums leaves and flowers, mint and fennel. Some children used these delicious ingredients to make a “Salad of the Imagination” as well as make their own dressing. Their care and creativity was amazing.
Recipes
Indian Flatbread
White Bean Dip
Garden Activities
We had a very busy session in the garden this week with our Foundation students coming to plant the bean plants they had been growing to reach the giants castle in the story Jack and the Beanstalk. A wander around the garden included tasting fresh herbs, checking out the worm farm and planting their bean with a Grade 3 or 4 helper.
Later in the session students were very busy repotting the Woolworth vegetables and flowers that had outgrown their smaller posts and now needed something bigger. We have quite a collection of cornflower, dianthus, zinnia, daisy, phacelia, phlox and more. We are hoping to have these ready for the Fun and Food Fair in November.
Market Garden Stall
If all goes to plan we are hoping to have our very first Market Garden on Wednesday 9 June. The students will be selling our very own vegetables and herbs (broccolette, spring onions, lettuce, radishes, parsley, flat leafed parsley etc..) along with our valuable worm wee. Keep your eyes open for this stall.