Kindergarten

The Kitchen Community, a 501c3 nonprofit, was established in 2011 as the philanthropic arm of The Kitchen restaurants to connect kids to nutritious food by creating Learning Gardens in schools and community organizations across America.

Malmö School of Nature trains educators in Malmö in outdoor education linked to nature areas in and around the city and how to develope and use the schoolyards, to increase children's learning, health and development. School of Nature cooperates with several schools, organizations and departments in Malmö. We are 7 employed and my main role is to improve schoolyards and the use of schoolyards all over Malmö.

 We run a four season Biodynamic garden on the property of an elder care center here in San Francisco. We encorporate cooking and service to the elderly. We grow herbs, fruits, flowers, vegetables and grains. Children grades K through 3 come to the garden year round. 

Students—from 3-year-olds to 5th graders–-engage in planting seedlings and readying the garden space for spring planting, as well as tending the seedlings in the garden, harvesting and enjoying the produce. Learning about the garden life cycle, where food comes from, the science of seedlings, composting, and participating in cooking demonstrations are all natural extensions of the garden program.