Thankyou Kitchenaid....

Every chef dreams of having an iconic piece of kitchenware in their kit and now thanks to the wonderful folk at Kitchenaid, the Aldinga School Community can now live the dream with the donation of a beautiful appliance - A brand new Kithcenaid stand mixer....and we can't wait to sample the tasty treats prepared in this little number....

The Orchard Commences

Over the last few weeks, a small but dedicated team has been working on the construction of the orchard and wall in the Junior Primary Playground. We have been working under the wise supervision and guidance of Helen McGrace of Stoneartists at Aldinga Township who has been pivotal in getting the job done! We have also started planting the first fruit trees and are about to add a number more thanks to the genenrous donation of Blue Cottage Almonds in Willunga. The fruit trees are just about to burst into life and we look like having a good season to get them healthy and established in rich and life giving soil provided by Marty Vaher, a well known local supplier of energised and healthy soil and composts. Thanks Marty for helping us get growing! Miss Branford's class has also been busy creating stepping stone pavers for the orchard and we look forward to seeing them finished off and looking great soon!

A bit of a mud pit at the moment, but soon to be our productive orchard!

THANKS TO OUR LATEST SUPPORTERS

We are really happy to recognize the support of Maryke and the Crew from Flour Power Breads who have donated $200 towards the program. Maryke is a former parent of students at Aldinga Beach and we appreciate her help in putting money towards the program which will go towards buying equipment for our baking and breadmaking station in the new kitchen! Thanks heaps guys and we encourgae all of our students and families to get to the Willunga Farmer's Market every Saurday to try the great range of tasty bread from Flour Power.


We also continue to recieve great support from Nikki Herewane and the Aldinga Timber and Hardware family (see link in our supporters page) who have managed to rustle up a bix box of seeds and other equipment from their suppliers for our garden which will be really helpful in establishing our spring and summer crops. Thanks guys and we appreciate your support and friendly service!

Kitchen Garden Update - New Sponsors and Supporters join us!

As term two has got underway, we have begun our first cooking classes in the temporary kitchen area, with children putting together some fantastic pumpkin gnocchi with sage butter and a lovely caesar saladm topped off with a raspberry coconut slice. The children have worked with such purpose and have been really keen to try new flavours. As we are only running half classes at the moment, they have also really enjoyed cooking for the rest of the classm who have obviously enjoyed eating the efforts.

In some other excellent news, we are pleased to announce that Blue Cottage Almonds of Willunga have come on board as principal sponsors of our orchard. Proprietor Jude McBain is a local food identity and has been supportive of our kitchen garden program since the very early days of it's inception and it is fantastic to have the support of Blue Cottage Almonds.

Our Autumn / Winter Garden is coming along nicely, despite the best efforts of some very hungry cabbage moths. We recently received another awesome donation, this time in the form of a chicken coop, from school supporter and mentor Peter Dossett. The children were very excited to see the arrival of the coop and are looking even more forward to seeing the arrival of the hens when the run and coop have been properly established.

The harvest and the menu

Community Meeting this Week!

Our Community meeting will be held this week in the school courtyard on Thursday from 6.30pm. Our Kitchen specialist Steph McLeod will be working with the children to prepare some top class nibbles and grown up guests will have the chance to taste the fine local brews of Goodieson Brewery, thanks to Jeff and Mary Goodieson who have sponsored our community meeting through a generous donation of their fine local product, as has local vigneron Rob McFarlane who has donated some of his top notch shiraz for guests to enjoy, in moderation of course. Dont forget, support the local businesses who support us! So come along and hear about how you can help turn our kitchen garden dream into a reality.!

Community Meeting - April 7th 6.30 pm

Thursday April 7th is the date of the Aldinga Kitchen Garden Community Meeting, to be held in the school courtyard/library between 6.30-7.30pm.

Everyone is welcome to come along for a drink and bite to eat and hear about the exciting Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program and the impact it is already having on our school.

We'd also love to meet anybody who would be able to help the program really get off the ground at Aldinga Beach R-7 school.


Hope to see you there!

The Kitchen has started

We are really excited to see that our kitchen area is finally under construction and due to be completed by the middle of the school year and ready to host cooking lessons in term 3. John Garas Constructions are undertaking the work under the guidance of architect David Kilpatrick and the team is making good progress, with all the demolition complete and service trenches being dug. Stay tuned to our blog to find out the latest on our building phase!