COOKING and creating healthy food is something even adults struggle with, but it’s becoming a breeze for students at Whitton-Murrami Public School.
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The school continues to participate in the Stephanie Alexander kitchen-garden program, with many benefits as a result.
The program provides students with an opportunity to learn how to grow and prepare fresh fruit and vegetables.
They grow their own products at a specially-created vegetable patch, before harvesting the fruits of their labour and creating fresh and healthy meals.
Whitton-Murrami Public School principal Duncan Adams said the initiative assisted in encouraging the students to adopt new choices for improved health and learning.
“Our kitchen-garden program runs every Monday with the students cooking a full-range of dishes from roast dinners, soups and stir-fries to meat and vegetable pies and everything in between,” he said.
“Through the program, the school will organise and host a harvest dinner at the end of the year to celebrate the progress of (the initiative) with the whole community.
“It will be a fun event that will bring people together and provide a chance for everyone to share in the harvest.
“(They will) get involved in cooking sessions, learn about different vegetables and hopefully inspire people to grow their own food at home.”
Students look forward to their sessions each Monday, with many going home to try their recipes out on their family and friends.
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