Where little people learn to love food and nature...
through story, cooking, gardening, song and STEAM.
What we currently offer
We run weekly programs at our children's community garden, The Golden Grove. This is for children aged 0-12 years. We are located on the Central Coast, NSW.
We create education resources and webinars to support this connection and understanding of food & nature. Cooking, gardening, STEAM, instructional, video, printables.
We regular post articles for families and educators . Recipes, interviews, stories, gardening and cooking. Informative and investigative posts.
Little People Nutrition
Exploring food & nature together
Our passion is to nurture the relationship children have with food & nature.
We believe that the exposure and exploration of food and nature in a multi modal way, supports this relationship in a gentle and holistic way.
And so, we create in person programs, resources and webinars to support children’s exploration of food and nature, at home and school.
At The Golden Grove
... we use the hands, heart and the head to explore food and nature.
We believe that using story, cooking, gardening, song, STEAM and sensory based activities is the best way to initiate the conversation and exploration of food and nature with children.
Everything we learn and practice in the garden, is then used to create our
education resources and webinars, for children, families, educators and health professionals.
Food and nature exploration programs
Designed for all children, families and educators, to nurture a positive relationship with food and nature.
Our little shop
Everyone loves stories! And we use those to start a conversation with children about food and nature.
On the Central Coast
Introducing our Foodie Nature playgroup!
Our playgroup is all about nurturing the love of food through exploring it in nature.
Children and families are invited to explore food through music, story, cooking, gardening and the arts. With a heavy dose of free, unstructured play.
We are situated at the beautiful SWAMP community garden in Tuggerah.
The Pantry - our journal.
In The Pantry we share the whys and the how tos behind eating, gardening, cooking, food science and food education.
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