Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden National Program
Applications for the second round of funding for the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden National Program are open between 1 September and
20 October 2009.
The Australian Government has committed $12.8 million over four years to implement the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden National Program in up to 190 Government primary schools nationally. The Government will provide grants of up to $60,000 per school participating in the program to cover infrastructure costs associated with building kitchens and gardens.
The focus of the initiative is for primary school students in Years 3 - 6 to learn how to grow, cook and share fresh food in the belief that this approach will provide a better chance of positively influencing children’s food choices.
Demonstration schools are being set up in each state and territory (except Victoria which already has a demonstration school) to become a model for interested schools to visit and act as a training centre for schools joining the National Program.
Further funding rounds will be available in 2010 and 2011.