Little Green Thumbs — play, eat, learn and grow!

A garden-based food education program for lower primary aged children and their families

Term 1, 9 weeks.

Although this program has already started, new participants are most welcome.  Ticket prices have been adjusted to reflect the number of weeks left in Term 1.

A typical program

1. Play! we will usually start with a few active games. This helps us relax, get to know each other, and enjoy being outdoors.

2. Eat! after a big day at school and some active play we will all be hungry! Our afternoon tea will be themed to suit the season in the market and at the garden, focussing on fruits, vegetables and healthy treats to match our weekly theme.

3. Learn! each week will zoom in on a key plant feature or an element of the growing environment. Last spring we began with seeds and shoots, and worked through to summer flowers, stopping along the way to talk dirt, wiggly worms and buzzy bees, clean air and sunshine, and water and wetlands. We harvested carrots, beetroot, rainbow chard, snowpeas and more.

4. Grow! through this term we will be building a productive patch of real vegetables and herbs. We will sow seed and seedlings, water, weed, watch, and when the time comes harvest the fruits of our labour. With luck and good conditions, our planting plan will hopefully yield at least a vegetable garden harvest each week.

One of the many benefits of Farm membership is insurance. For this reason we have made Farm membership a requirement for the child. Please note that all children must be accompanied by an adult who is also a member of the Farm, join here. Adult participation in afternoon tea by donation. Adults are also encouraged to participate in the program.