Kitchen garden

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kitchen-garden

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the technological integration (large estates)?Inclusion of greenhouses and furnace-heated hothouses for cultivating tender and exotic produce
2. What is the related terminology?Potager (French), Kailyaird (Scottish), Market Garden (commercial)
3. Why do people keep a kitchen garden close to the kitchen?It is kept near the kitchen so cooks can get fresh food quickly while cooking.
4. How do walls help a kitchen garden grow?Walls keep the garden warm, protect it from wind, and can hold fruit trees that grow close to the house.

Domestic Horticulture: The practice of cultivating plants for household use, encompassing food, medicine, and decoration.
Food Sovereignty: The right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods.