LET US MANAGE YOUR SCHOOL GARDEN EFFICIENTLY
PLANT
HARVEST
HARVEST
We choose fast-growing, highly visual, kid-friendly crops to ignite curiosity and inspire engagement. Our team prepares everything and takes full responsibility for the upkeep of the garden. Nothing for staff to do but sit back and watch their students engage in the learning.
HARVEST
HARVEST
HARVEST
By the end of the year, students have the opportunity to reap what they have sown. Your Garden Coach will lead groups of students in harvesting their crops.
EAT
HARVEST
EAT
Students eat more vegetables when they grow them themselves. If your Food Service Director adopts our USDA Best practices for serving produce from your garden, students will be eating the freshest, most nutrient-dense ingredients incorporated into their school lunches.
WHAT A GARDEN CAN DO FOR YOUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
School Gardens:
Provide an opportunity for fresh air learning
Provide life skills in patience, self-care, self-reliance, environmental stewardship and teamwork
Support a culture of health and wellness
Connect kids with nature
Provide stress relief
Provide a social student recreational alternative to sports
Provide a social student recreational alternative to sports
Provide hands-on opportunities for active learning
Reinforce learning outcomes
Support a sense of community pride
Create peer support for healthy eating
Need more reasons? See this paper on how school gardens improve student performance inside the classroom.
what our clients have to say...
Elementary School Principal
Elementary School Principal
Elementary School Principal
The overall experience was awesome. It was such a treat to teach students about where our food comes from and that they were able to take part of the planting/harvesting process."
7th Grade Student
Elementary School Principal
Elementary School Principal
"I loved how you made science and carrots tie together. It was great and we learned something too. It was great to be able to taste them!"
2nd Grade Student
Elementary School Principal
2nd Grade Student
"Look at our tomatoes!"
4th Grade Student
After School Program Director
2nd Grade Student
"Wow. This is so satisfying!" (she said with her hands in the dirt)
After School Program Director
After School Program Director
After School Program Director
It was great seeing the kids so interested and engaged. Thank you for making it fun and informative!
2nd Grade Student
After School Program Director
After School Program Director
"My mom is never going to believe I tried this vegetable!."