Healthy Growing Program Options
Option 1: The Consultation
REGISTER FOR YOUR SCHOOL CONSULTATION HERE
What does this include?
Access to curriculum & consultation to make your garden program work for your specific school. This includes a phone consult, customized program plan, and access to our garden-based curriculum that aligns with common core.
Who is this generally for?
This is for you if your school already has a garden, but you’re not sure what to do with it or how to integrate it within your school programming and/or curriculum. You can implement this program at your own pace.
What does this cost?
| Free/Reduced Lunch % | Cost to School |
|---|---|
| 0% - 24% | $250 |
| 25% - 49% | $300 |
| 50% - 74% | $400 |
| 75% - 100% | $500 |
REGISTER FOR YOUR SCHOOL CONSULTATION HERE
Option 2: The Kit
REGISTER AND PURCHASE YOUR KIT HERE
What does this include?
All of the necessary materials, curriculum, and guides for you to build, incorporate, and maintain a garden in your school community, including:
| ITEMS | QUANTITY |
|---|---|
| Plant labels (pack of 25) | 2 |
| Watering Can | 3 |
| Hand Trowel | 25 |
| Shovel Round | 2 |
| Shovel Flat | 2 |
| Garden Hoe | 2 |
| Fork | 2 |
| Twine (200ft) | 1 |
| Gloves | 25 |
| Garden Hose (100ft) | 1 |
| Spray Nozzle | 1 |
| Vermont Cedar Farmstead Raised Garden Bed 4ft x 8ft x 8in | 6 |
| Poultry Wire Netting for rodents 1 in. x 4 ft. x 50 ft. | 1 |
| Landscape Fabric 4ft x 50ft | 1 |
| Drip Irrigation Kit 50ft | 4 |
| EDIBLE SEEDS (DROUGHT TOLERANT) | |
| Beets | 1 |
| Broccoli | 1 |
| Carrots | 1 |
| Chard | 1 |
| Cucumber | 1 |
| Fennel | 1 |
| Lettuce | 2 |
| Parsnip | 1 |
| Summer Squash | 1 |
| Tomatoes | 3 |
| Winter Squash | 1 |
| Strawberries | 3 |
| Basil | 1 |
| Rosemary | 1 |
| Thyme | 1 |
| Garlic Chives | 1 |
| FLOWERS (DROUGHT TOLERANT) | |
| Meadow Sage | 1 |
| Blanket Flower | 1 |
| Sundrops | 1 |
| Coneflower | 1 |
| California Poppy | 1 |
| GARDEN SUPPLIES TOTAL | 104 |
| RESOURCES | QUANTITY |
| How to start a school garden guide | 10 pages |
| Curriculum Access | 46 lesson plans |
| Webinar Access | 2 Webinars |
| Gardening How to Videos | 12 How To Videos |
| Fundraising Tips and Resources | 17 Resources |
| Maintenance Schedules | 4 Schedules |
| Growing Guides | 55 seeds and plants |
| Evaulation Resources | 4 Surveys |
| Seasonal Tips | 12 Monthly Tips |
| RESOURCES TOTAL | 162 |
| TOTAL | 266 |
Who is this generally for?
This is for you if your school wants to start a school garden program from scratch or wants to resurrect a neglected garden, but does not need or want customized or individualized support. You can implement this at your own pace.
What does this cost?
The cost is $2,499, including shipping.
It has a total retail value of $4,300, but we’re committed to making school gardens as accessible as possible to all schools, so we’ve cut the price by more than 40% so it’s more affordable.
REGISTER AND PURCHASE YOUR KIT HERE
Option 3: The Comprehensive
*Please read: It’s getting harder and harder for us to source funding which is what enables us to subsidize so many of the services we provide for low-income schools within this Comprehensive Option. So as a result, we are scaling down our services quite a bit. We will unfortunately only be able to support a few low-income schools a year at this time. We will review schools that have registered and work with schools as resources become available.
What does this include?
12+ months of 1-on-1 customized support and guidance for your school that includes the following:
| Items and Resources |
|---|
| Your own dedicated Field Coordinator to guide you through the whole process |
| Site Visit |
| Custom program plan with program budget |
| Custom garden design |
| Custom timeline |
| Custom long-term plan |
| PTA Presentation |
| Crowdfunding platform designed specifically for school garden programs with tips, checklists, email templates, social media templates, scripts, flyers, etc. |
| We build and manage your crowdfunding page |
| Brochures and seed packets for fundraising |
| Curriculum |
| Unlimited access to curriculum (over 40 garden-based lessons that align with common core for all grade levels) |
| Unlimited access to “how to” gardening videos |
| Raised Garden Beds |
| Seeds, soil, and compost |
| Drip Irrigation |
| Garden tools and supplies |
| School Garden Banner |
| We handle all of the purchasing, sourcing, and delivery of items to your doorstep, so you can spend those hours with your students and families |
| We facilitate your Dig Day with you (the day your garden is built) |
| Garden Guides specific to your school |
| School Garden Maintenance schedules |
| Monitoring and Evaluations for your impact and funding reports |
| 2-month, 6-month, and 1-year follow-up visits |
Who is this generally for?
This is for you if your school wants to start a school garden program from scratch, resurrect a neglected garden, or expand an existing garden and wants or needs customized and individualized support for 1 – 2 years. This option runs on the following timeline and space is limited each year.
| Registration | Fall |
| School Site Visits by Field Coordinator | January/Februrary |
| School Plans Drafted | March/April |
| Community/PTA Meeting | April/May |
| Healthy Planet Planning, Prep, Sourcing Materials, etc | Summer |
| School Garden Campaign | August/September/October |
| Build/Launch Garden Program | October/November |
What does this cost?
The average cost of a school garden program is around $4000 though we subsidize based on this formula:
| Free/Reduced Lunch % | Healthy Planet Subsidy |
|---|---|
| 0% - 24% | 0% |
| 25% - 39% | 25% |
| 40% - 74% | 50% |
| 75% - 100% | 75% |
We’ll have a more accurate budget after we put the plan together following the Site Visit.
School gardens with support from the community are more sustainable. This premise is a core component of our programs, so we aim to engage and empower the community throughout the whole process. As a result, while we support schools financially (on a sliding scale), we require every school to raise at least 25% of the costs. The fundraising campaign is a crucial component to engage the whole school community — it’s integral to developing ownership, pride, and responsibility for the garden — making sure everyone has invested some time and money, even if it’s just $1 per family. A percentage of the funds generally come from the families in addition to local businesses and the community. We provide a variety of fundraising resources to help reach your goal, including scripts, email templates, flyers, seed packets for the students to “sell” to neighbors, family members, local businesses, etc.