Garden+2+Table


 * Room 13 participate in the Garden to Table programme which runs at Meadowbank School. In 2009, our school was chosen to be one of 3 pilot programmes for this programme and we are loving the experience. The G2T programme follows 4 main principles; GROWING, HARVESTING, PREPARING and SHARING!**

**Every 2nd Wednesday we spend the morning blocks either in the garden with Mrs Masters or in the kitchen with Mrs Silvester. During the gardening session we do a range of activities which include: harvesting the vegetables for the cooking session, planting new vegetables or plants in our many vege and flower gardens, collecting seeds, garden maintenance or other exciting hands-on tasks. While half of the class in is the garden the other half is cooking lunch for the class to enjoy together. We make a range of different foods which encourage us to eat our vegetables! Lots of us are more willing to try new things because we have grown the produce from scratch! We are becoming fantastic cooks and therefore take our cooking skills homes and share them with our family - preparing meals on a regular basis!** **All of the recipes and other exciting news can be found on the** **Garden to Table Wikispace**

Here is our photo slideshow of our first G2T session for 2012 (made by Matthew, Jamie and Jack)

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In week 7 I harvested some strawberrys and blueberrys, finally I harvested some blackberrys.We also planted some cabbage and other plants. Then we took some of the scraps out. I liked the gardening because I got to harvest some things, I had a great time it was super. Then we came in to eat the food. It was really good because they all had different tastes which was really good. By Jack!

In week 9 I made a carrot and brordbean risotto, first we read the ingredients, then we cut the carrot and union up first. Next we shelled the brordbeans. After that we fried the unions, then we added the rice and put the stock in one spoonful at a time until the rice was nearly cooked. Next we put the yummy carrot in, and after that we put the brordbeans in. Then we put some cheese and butter and some parsley. Finally we put in some roasted parsnips. It was so good. By Jack!

Week 3 Gardening:In gardening me and my group harvested strawberys in the pool area because we couldn't get to the strawberys any other way.Me Nic and Jack ripped away a vine which was stopping some plants from getting room.I like gardening because the weather is unpridectable and you can get dirty.I also like gardening because you get to grow your own food.It was the very first week of garden to table

Week 7 Cooking:In cooking me and James made corn frittas that were really delicious.The other two people in my group made a salsa with seedless tomatos.Another group made a very nice risotto.There was also lots of other delicious food we ate.Next time I do cooking I will be a bit more carefull because I burnt myself.But apart from that it was a really great first cooking week. By Jamie

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The last week of term Nicholai and I made Plumb pudding and I thought it was the best! We made it entirely by ourselves. I thought it was a little challenging taking the stones out of the plumbs. I like Garden to Table because almost all of the food is grown in the schools gardens. We follow the recepies and do all the mixing ourselves. I would like to make it for my family in the holidays. By James======

On the last week of term I learnt how to make newspaper pots and smelly balls. To make newspaper pots you get 3 sheets of newspaper and wrap it around a baking soda container very tight and then fill it up with soil and put a bean in it! For lunch we had stir fry salad and lettece and then for dessert we had plum pudding and rice pudding!!

By Caitlin

This time I was gardening and I learnt that you can put yucky leaves over the compost so it can rot better. I also learnt to use the "claw" when you are cutting with big knives so you don't chop your fingers off !!!! The carrots that grow in the school garden are round and big because they are a different varieties

by chiara

This weeks garden to table was really COOL! my favorite thing was the cooked artichokes I also enjoyed the salad with the neat salad dressing ( I made it!) We also made some fijoa drink that tasted delcious to Alicia but to be honest I did not like it that much. the day was awesome!!! By Billie