Educational resources

The Foundation publishes comprehensive educational resources, available online and in print, to give our members the tools they need to run a best-practice, sustainable Kitchen Garden Program.

Printed resources

Our printed educational publications are all available in our online shop. Some of the resources available are listed here:

• Getting Started: An Educator’s Guide to Establishing a Kitchen Garden Program
  All the tools you need to establish a kitchen garden and deliver pleasurable food education to learners of all backgrounds and ages.

• The Kitchen Garden Program for Early Childhood – six-workbook series 
  This series of workbooks aims to support early childhood educators and service providers to run the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program for Early Childhood.

• Seasonal Food & Gardening for the Early Years – three-book series
  Practical, illustrated guides that provide early years educators with an introduction to pleasurable food education. 

• Step-by-Step Visual Cooking & Gardening
  A guide providing positive and accessible kitchen garden learning, whilst encouraging students to develop life skills.

• Literacy and Numeracy in the Kitchen and Garden
  A collection of practical and fun learning tasks designed to enhance literacy and numeracy through the Kitchen Garden Program.

• Kitchen Garden Program Seasonal Planner
  A tool to help educators, children and students plan and share their Kitchen Garden Program activities. Includes a large format poster that sets out the annual cycle of months and seasons, and a supporting booklet with a seasonal list of garden, kitchen and learning activities.

• Kitchen Garden Syllabus for Primary Years F–2 – two-book series 
  Kitchen Garden Syllabus for Primary Years 3–6 – four-book series 
  A ground-breaking series containing everything you need to plan and run a successful Kitchen Garden Program for the primary years.

• Tools for Teachers Years 3&4 – three-book series
  Tools for Teachers Years 5&6 – three-book series
  A unique series of curriculum resources that show educators how to unlock the power of learning in the kitchen and garden through hands-on activities, lesson plans and real-life investigations.

• The Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program for Secondary Years: Digging in Guide 

• VCAL and the Kitchen Garden Program for Secondary Years

• Kitchen Garden Learning Tasks for Secondary Schools – three books (Ideas aligned to the Australian Curriculum, Ideas aligned to the Victorian Curriculum F–10, Ideas aligned to the NSW Syllabus)

• Secondary schools: Curriculum-aligned learning tasks

Online resources

The Shared Table, our online resource library and community hub, is jam-packed with 1000+ practical kitchen garden resources, including curriculum-aligned how-to guides, growing and harvesting guides, recipes, learning activities, templates and more.

The Shared Table contains downloadable educational resources, recipes, garden activities and lesson plans that link the program to the curriculum. For a taste of some of these resources, explore a sample range here.