Classes & Camps

Cooking Classes for kids, teens and adults

Join us in our kitchen or garden for hands-on classes where you’ll learn knife skills, how to select produce, how to build flavors and customize recipes. We eat what we cook! You will join your fellow chefs in a delicious meal. In kids’ classes, students also learn how to do the dishes.

Do you want cooking classes at your child’s school?

We love to meet new friends at new schools. If we aren’t already at your child’s school, (in the Santa Barbara area), ask your principal, PTA/PTO President, or other person who organizes your afterschool program to fill out the form below! We can also teach Electives during the school day.

Let us make your next celebration delicious!

Birthdays, graduations, family reunions and other life moments deserve to be celebrated. For as long as humans have been eating, we have been celebrating. Breaking bread together, toasting other’s happiness, and lingering over a meal are what keep us connected, and fill our soul.

Let Apples to Zucchini Cooking School help you create an unforgettable hands-on celebration. We can come to you or a park, or you can join us in our teaching kitchen. We have several menus to choose from, including plant-based options.

Children and teen birthday or graduation parties are 2 hours long. Pricing begins at $395 for up to 12 celebrants.

Custom-planned family parties or corporate team-building will be priced upon design. Choices include venue, cooking lessons, menu, and duration.

Please click below to inquire.

 Give the gift of cooking! Choose a gift certificate. It will never expire or go out of style. It can be used for any camp, class or party.

 Scholarship Information

We strive to bring our programming to as many people as possible and are happy to provide scholarships whenever we can.

With that in mind, this is our scholarship policy:

Afterschool: One semester, per year, per child

Summer Camp: One week max per summer, up to 75% off

Holiday Camp: One day, up to 100% off

Adult Class: Up to 25% off, up to 3 classes, per person, per year

Food as Medicine: Up to 75% off, up to 2 sessions per year, per person

If you are interested in applying for a scholarship please fill out this form.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

We use class registrations to predict whether or not a class will happen, so last minute student cancellations can impact other students enrolled in a session or class as well as our instructors who are planning to teach. We've created the policies below to be fair to our parents, our students, and our instructors.

A “session” is defined as a group of classes that are signed up for as one package. As an example, a session may be 8 weekly classes, or 5 days of camp. The 3-day cancellation deadline refers to the first day of the session. Once a session has begun, no refunds are available. A “class” is a single event, that may be a one-time event or part of a session.

We offer a full refund within 24 hours of any purchase. We also give full refunds if we have to cancel a session. If we must cancel a class due to weather or other circumstances, we will reschedule the class or offer a credit toward future programs.

If you cancel at least 3 days before a class or camp session begins, we can offer a full refund, minus a 15% processing fee, or a credit for a future class with no processing fee.

Behavior Policy

Cooking classes involve knives and stoves. If your child struggles with self-control and following directions, please consider whether this class is a good fit for them.

Class Disruption

After one or two class sessions, instructors will notify us if any students are struggling with behavior in class. Examples of class disruption are students who are severely off task; bothering other students; treating students, instructors or guests with disrespect; failing to follow instructions, etc. We will contact you regarding the situation so you can address the issue with your child. After that, if a behavior issue continues, we will contact you regarding withdrawal from the class and give you a partial refund for the remaining classes (50% x cost of remaining classes).

Violent and Extreme Behavior

In the case of violence toward another class member (fighting, screaming, etc), or extreme behavior (such as running away from class) your child will be removed from class with no refund.