With a focus on Australian children, this initiative is about increasing education around and attitudes towards vegetables. There was an earlier component that laid the groundwork – looking at school-aged children’s perception of vegetables, and how to create positive behaviour change amongst educators, parents, caregivers and kids. Now this investment is tasked with developing and delivering digital food education resources based on this. Featuring the involvement of a children’s television host and chef, and with advice from a curriculum expert who has previously been involved with the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation, this will take the form of ‘webisodes’ – short videos primarily intended to be used by school teachers in their lessons. Other supporting materials will also be developed to encourage positive behaviours, attitudes and outcomes around vegetables with kids aged six to 14.

This project has been funded by Hort Innovation, using the research and development levies listed below and contributions from the Australian Government. Hort Innovation is the grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australian horticulture.

• Vegetable Fund