Cooking & gardening
Harvest, cook, and explore seasonal recipes! Youth cooking classes designed to teach essential culinary skills while inspiring an understanding of the regenerative food system.
Plant, grow, cook, and taste!
Sienna Ranch cooking classes offer young chefs the opportunity to explore the exciting worlds of cooking and gardening. In this hands-on program, students will explore what is ready to harvest from our Learning Garden, learn essential cooking skills, and create delicious seasonal recipes.
Cooking skills & techniques
- Measure & follow recipes
- Chop & knife skills
- Food safety & kitchen hygiene
- Seasonal recipes & food origins
- Time management & problem-solving
- Teamwork & communication skills
Gardening, seasonal care, & food origins
Students learn the basics of seasonal garden care, with opportunities to practice seeding, transplanting, harvesting, and composting. Students witness the changing of the local crops with the season, how to use them efficiently, reduce food waste, and promote a love of healthy and nutritious foods .
Wild edibles
Each Winter the local hillsides and Oak Woodlands burst to life with wild edibles. Students are taught to responsibly identify and forage a variety of leafy greens that make their way onto our plates as salads or stir frys.
Our Foodie Farmers (K-6th) classes tend to the garden and explore seasonal recipes throughout the school year.
Students in our Nature Classes (PreK-9th) also have the opportunity to harvest and cook in select sessions.
Contact us to learn more about our Cooking Programs.
Foodie Farmers (K-6th)
Learn foundational skills like measuring, following a recipe, and harvesting seasonally with fresh fruits and veggies straight from the garden!
From seed to snack
Explore the flavors of our garden at Sienna Ranch
