Growing GREEN Thumbs

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play. grow. eat. share Food Allergies play a large role in their cooking with all recipes customized so that every child is included.
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Amy & Jade are passionate about connecting children to nature and teaching them how to grow real food in a sustainable environment. Spending their days in an organic garden oasis at Bonbeach Primary School, the pair run regular gardening sessions with students of the school and wider community. They share their gardening enthusiasm with parents, students and wider community, growing organic fruit

, vegetables and flowers whilst making it fun to play outdoors in a sustainable environment. Tee-pees, sensory gardens, nature play structures, workshops, worm farms, organic veggie patches, fruit orchards, community plots, frog bogs, Farmers Markets, mud pits and so much more… these are just a few of the outdoor experiences they have created. Getting kids back to basics with a belief that every child should have access to outdoor play, growing food and cooking it. Sharing what they have learnt along the way, the walls they've hit and encourage others to get involved and have fun. Visit the Growing Green Thumbs BLOG & SCHOOL DIARY for lots of great inspiring stories, information or to discuss incursions & workshops.

Thanks to all the students who dressed as their favourite fruit or vegetable colour today for a gold coin donation to ra...
29/10/2024

Thanks to all the students who dressed as their favourite fruit or vegetable colour today for a gold coin donation to raise $ for truck load of compost from ! So much fun 👏

Free Dress Day - we are raising money for some compost to top the garden beds. What better way than dress as your favour...
24/10/2024

Free Dress Day - we are raising money for some compost to top the garden beds.

What better way than dress as your favourite fruit or veg colour and bring a gold coin! 🍓🍋🍏🫐

Bonus - try to match the snack in your luncbox!

and Building Suppliesys_garden_supplies ✌️

Greenhouse loading…
22/10/2024

Greenhouse loading…

Nature. 🍃🐌
16/10/2024

Nature. 🍃🐌

PREPS demolish the garden! Today these little people cleared the winter crops out!
15/10/2024

PREPS demolish the garden! Today these little people cleared the winter crops out!

Tee P*e building is back at Sunday Oct 13 to celebrate its 10th birthday!
29/09/2024

Tee P*e building is back at Sunday Oct 13 to celebrate its 10th birthday!

So excited to be planting these
20/09/2024

So excited to be planting these

Does the wind make you cray cray? 😜
27/08/2024

Does the wind make you cray cray? 😜

Just a few more to harvest!
25/08/2024

Just a few more to harvest!

Snacks..
24/08/2024

Snacks..

Giant nasturtiums anyone? They were hats, they were masks, they were lily pads.
14/08/2024

Giant nasturtiums anyone?

They were hats, they were masks, they were lily pads.

PEAS. ❤️❤️❤️
13/08/2024

PEAS. ❤️❤️❤️

Preps build a bug hotel. When each prep class is tasked with building one floor/section to put together a multilevel hig...
07/08/2024

Preps build a bug hotel. When each prep class is tasked with building one floor/section to put together a multilevel high rise.
There are mattresses, chimneys, swimming pools, merry go rounds, a slide, a tv, a kitchen…. The list goes on.

How is this winter? Preps are ringing the fairy bell….looking for footprints..
06/08/2024

How is this winter? Preps are ringing the fairy bell….looking for footprints..

Homework! Kids growing their own food can teach them valuable life skills and foster a love for healthy eating
31/07/2024

Homework! Kids growing their own food can teach them valuable life skills and foster a love for healthy eating

The kids have been making sure the cauliflower are safe 😂👏
26/07/2024

The kids have been making sure the cauliflower are safe 😂👏

Wintery garden days.
25/07/2024

Wintery garden days.

Literally a winter wonderland 🌈
23/07/2024

Literally a winter wonderland 🌈

Teaching kinder kids about worms is one of my favourite things!
22/07/2024

Teaching kinder kids about worms is one of my favourite things!

Birds Eye view of the garden! And there I am! HELLO 👋
18/07/2024

Birds Eye view of the garden! And there I am!
HELLO 👋

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do. *note found on the back of a garden sign 😂
16/07/2024

Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do.

*note found on the back of a garden sign 😂

Let’s draw a birds eye view of the school garden!
16/07/2024

Let’s draw a birds eye view of the school garden!

What would you make?
09/07/2024

What would you make?

Quick harvest .. 🥕
08/07/2024

Quick harvest .. 🥕

Hidden amongst the chaos.
05/07/2024

Hidden amongst the chaos.

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Cirrus Street, Bonbeach
Melbourne, VIC
3196

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Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm

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Learning all the different parts of the plants we can eat!

Thanks you so much @daisys_garden_supplies for supporting our new garden project. We are great full for your kindness.

We cannot believe we WON! The kids are so happy that our crazy carrots bring BIG LOVE! PS @vegepod Simon does this mean you get to visit again, in your pyjamas? Repost @goodandfugly 🥳 It's the moment we've all been waiting for! We're excited to announce the winners of The Hunt for Australia's Fugliest Fruit or Veg! 🍎🥦 A big thank you to everyone who participated. We received an overwhelming number of entries and were blown away by the creativity and enthusiasm of our community! 👏 So, without further ado, let's give a round of applause to our amazing winners: 🏆 1st: 'Big Love' from Amy & The Bonbeach Primary School Garden - A YEAR of free fruit and veggies ($3,224) + a Medium Veggie Pod ($488) 🥇 2nd: 'Self-portrait' by Jessica - A Kitchen Garden ($400) 🥇 3rd: 'Anyone know a good dentist?' by Annette - A Vegebag ($150) Congratulations! Thank you to everyone who entered, our amazing sponsor Vegepod and industry judges for celebrating the beauty of imperfect produce. Stay tuned for more exciting competitions and events from Good & Fugly! 🤩🍓🥕 #GoodandFugly #shoplocalaus #foodwaste #gardeningaustralia #growyourfood Nutrition Australia Fight Food Waste Australia Vegepod Cornersmith

When watering takes a twist 😂

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Getting kids back to basics with a belief that every child should have access to outdoor play, growing food & eating it. Amy & Jade are passionate about connecting children to nature. They engage children with sustainability education, gardening, cooking and nature craft sessions. A love of growing real food in a sustainable environment, they share their gardening enthusiasm with children, families and the wider community through incursions, workshops and festivals.

Tee-pees, seed bombs, seed saving, nature art therapy, sensory gardens, organic play structures, worms and worm farms, organic veggie patches, community plots, frog bogs, Farmers Markets, mud kitchens, recipe creating... are just a few of the mindful activities that keep these 2 busy.

Food Allergies play a large role in their cooking with all recipes customized so that every child is included. Sharing what they have learnt along the way, the walls they've hit and encourage others to get involved and have fun. Visit the GrowingGreenThumbs.com.au for inspiring stories, information or to discuss incursions & workshops.

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