Resources for School Gardens

Find information here about some of the great garden innovations we've worked with, and other resources you can use to start a school garden of your own. We love to partner with schools in making these happen, so if you are interested in starting this journey let us know, we'd love to work with you!

Tower Gardens
Tower Gardens are unique vertical garden systems that make it easy to grow your own fresh fruits and vegetables at home, or in schools! Plants grow through aeroponics, which means nutrients are communicated via air or mist, instead of soil.

This allows students to experience the food growing process for almost any vegetable, herb, flower—and many fruits—up close and personal, in any environment, without needing a large greenhouse or traditional garden.
We've worked closely with the town of Danbury to place six Tower Gardens across several elementary and middle schools. In addition to being great learning tools for growing food, they are also being integrated with the STEM curriculum as part of the Common Core standards.

Learn more about Tower Gardens on their website, and reach out to us with any questions on how to get them for your school.

Helpful Resources

Agriculture in the Classroom: Improving agricultural literacy — awareness, knowledge, and appreciation — among PreK-12 teachers and their students.
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Center for EcoLiteracy: Advancing ecological education in K-12 schools, helping students experience and understand how nature sustains life and how to live accordingly.

Edible Schoolyard: Building and sharing an edible education curriculum and free, nutritious, organic lunch for every student in America.

Kid's Gardening: A great source for kid's gardening books, curricula and lesson plans, and activities.

Green Teacher: A magazine for teachers and educators dedicated to enhancing environmental education in schools.

Jamie Oliver Food Foundation: shaping the health and well-being of all generations by providing better access to food education for everyone.

Kindred Programs

CT Dept of Ag's Farm to School Program: A statewide program to encourage the use of CT Grown produce and products in your schools' cafeteria meals and snacks.

The CT School Garden Network: A fantastic resource for tips and news helping you start a school garden, and improve food at your school.

Farm to School: A national network that provides information about, and advocates for, communities bringing local food sourcing and education into schools.

Two Angry Moms: Don't be fooled by the name. Learn more about this passionate group of people changing school lunches — for the better.

City Sprouts: Public school gardens for teaching and learning. Watch the video below to learn more!