Cooking with kids presents a unique set of challenges. What utensils are appropriate and safe for cutting vegetables? How should food safety topics be introduced? What recipes are realistic for a classroom? The Collective School Garden Network has compiled a wonderful list of resources to get you started! View Resource »
Using Veggies From School Gardens in Recipes
This document is a great reminder of the ways that school gardens are a great way to introduce children to a wide variety of fruits and vegetables. Find fun summer recipes as well as documents to help you navigate issues of food safety. View Resource »
Garden Recipes
The kids at Life Lab’s summer camp get great food thanks to a flourishing garden. Here are some of their favorite recipes like zucchini baba ganoush and green garden smoothies. View Resource »
Preserving the School Garden Harvest
Drying your harvest is a great way to preserve your garden’s bounty to use throughout the winter — and a fun classroom activity as the weather starts to turn colder! This resources includes step-by-step instructions for drying a variety of foods, as well as some hints towards lesson ideas about the history of drying food. View Resource »
Easy Herb Butter
Expose students to the taste of herbs and allow for a discussion of how we flavor food. You can also make your own butter from heavy whipping cream, and discuss how food is processed (and why skim milk won’t work!). View Resource »
