How does the Tower Garden work?
ATL School Partner Program
Teachers and school administrators sign up to receive 15% off coupon code for all seedling purchases. Contact us to purchase seedlings with a Purchase Order and/or tax-exempt.
More about the ATL School Partner Program to save on seedlings!
Stephen Ritz, Author, Educator, Innovator, Urban Farmer
- MUST READ FOR ALL EDUCATORS!!! The Power of the Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools
- StephenRitz.com: Stephen Ritz, Author, Educator, Innovator, Urban Farmer, Bronx, NY
- Green Bronx Machine: We grow vegetables… and our vegetables grow students, schools, and communities!
- Documentary Trailer: Generation Growth Exclusive live event on April 23rd at 7 PM EST!
- Video: Growing a Greener World Emmy Award-Winning Episode: The Green Bronx Machine
- Video: Stephen Ritz, Global Teacher Prize, Top 10 Finalist, The Green Bronx Machine: His Story
- Video: Green Bronx Machine – The Power of the Plant
- Video: Stephen Ritz, TED Talk 2012
- Video: Where in the World is Stephen Ritz?
- Curriculum: Green Bronx Machine Classroom Resources & Curriculum
Tower Garden Resources for Teachers
- Tower Garden School Order Form
- How to Plan Your Tower Garden
- How to Grow Strong, Healthy Seedlings
- Benefits of Growing with Tower Garden
- Indoor Tower Garden Growing Notes for Schools
- Tower Garden Indoor Maintenance Checklist
- Tower Garden Recommended Plants to Grow for Schools
- Tower Garden School Maintenance Log
- Tower Garden Teacher Checklist
- Tower Garden- The Perfect School Garden
School Tower Gardens in the News!
- Video: Jasper Middle School, Jasper, GA
- Video: Parthum Middle School, Lawrence, MA
- Video: Edith Wolford Elementary Garden Club, Colorado Springs, CO
- Video: Garden to Groceries Project, Boys & Girls Club, Memphis, TN
- Video: West Wilson Middle School, Mt. Juliet, TN
- Video: Cape Coral High School, Cape Coral, FL
- Video: First Presbyterian Preschool with Living Towers, Mount Dora, FL
Resources for Tower Garden
- Article: Celebrating Educators: Tower Garden’s Important Role in the Classroom
- Article: Classroom Curriculum: CCSS- and NGSS-aligned Lesson Plans (download FREE lesson plans)
- Article: How to Grow a School Garden that Engages Students
- Article: Everything You Need to Know about Indoor Gardening
- Blog: Growing Inside? Channel your inner Mother Nature
- Blog: Tower Garden Pest Management – I hate Aphids!
- Blog: Creating Tower Garden Success – 5 critical decisions
- Blog: Tower Garden Setup Checklist
- Video: What is Tower Garden Vertical Aeroponic Growing System?
- Video: How Tower Garden Works
- Video: How to Assemble your Tower Garden
- Video: How to Fill the Reservoir, Add Nutrients and Test pH
- Video: How to Start Seeds & Transplant Seedlings
Grants, etc.
- USDA Farm to School Grant Program
- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Farm to School Grants
- Video: Tower Garden in the classroom: Intro to Grant Writing by Melody Timberlake
- KidsGardening.org: Grant Opportunities for School and Youth Garden Programs
- Slow Food USA: School Garden Guide & Grant Resources
- The NEA Foundation: Grant Writing Resources
- DonorsChoose.org: Classroom funding site for Teachers
- Green Bronx Machine: Grants
Other Resources for the Classroom
- Georgia DOE School Nutrition and Farm to School
- Georgia Organics Farm to School
- PBLU.org: The Tower Garden Challenge Project (download free teaching guide)
- National Farm to School Network: Tower Garden Grows More Plants
- Center for Rural Affairs: Students Eat Healthy & Learn with Tower Gardens
Community Networks
- Facebook: Growing Young Minds: Teachers and Towers
- Facebook: Tower Gardening in Schools
- Twitter: Tower Garden Teachers
School Gardening in the Dirt
- School Garden Start-Up Workbook: Start Up How-To Manual for the School Garden by Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom 2014.
- KidsGardening.org: Gardening Books & Curricula (soil-based gardens)
