Material Institute Kitchen Launch

Representatives from the TCF were thrilled to attend the launch of the Material Institute’s new education kitchen, located in Bridgewater at the 24 Carrot Gardens homebase.

Founded in 2021, the Material Institute runs community events, social enterprises and food education programs, including the successful 24 Carrot Gardens project that has established kitchen gardens in schools across Tasmania.

The new kitchen, funded by the TCF with corporate support, adds to the existing educational facilities located at the 24 Carrot Gardens base in Bridgewater, which also include a state-of-the-art beauty laboratory, greenhouses, event space and gardens.

“The TCF is proud to support a project that brings children and young people together around something so fundamental—growing food, cooking it, and sharing it,” TCF Chair Kym Goodes said.

“It’s in these simple acts that families build stronger bonds and communities grow healthier and more connected."

Students from across the Bridgewater area will use the kitchen to further their education and develop new skills in hospitality and cooking.

“The Material Institute is about children and young people saying what they are passionate about, what they are interested in, and then designing a program around that,” Ms Kaechele founder of the Material Institute said at the grand opening.

“It is not always realistic to ask young people to turn up to a school and go through the drudgery, and the numbers show that it doesn't always work.”

“We have the chance to reimagine education and make it inspiring and reflect our passions and our interests.”