Seeding the next generation of engaged and empowered eaters
signature school Programs
Salad Days & Fall Harvest Days™
Our award-winning school garden program for Kindergarten through 5th Grade gets students out of the classroom and into the dirt growing their own food through our trademarked Salad Days™ and Fall Harvest Days™.
Wheat & Corn Harvests and Soil Health
Our unique school-grown corn and wheat programs tap into science and social studies curricula while giving middle school students the chance to grow and pop their own corn and plant and harvest wheat that they thresh, winnow, mill and make bread with. Our new soil health program, funded in part by Gloucester Education Foundation, engages students in testing and observing garden soil, designing solutions for issues, and employing regenerative practices to nurture their shared garden.
Share the Harvest at School
Backyard Growers is based in Gloucester, MA, but works with schools and districts across New England through our consulting program. To date, over 20,000 students outside of Gloucester have found a connection to growing their own healthy food through our Share the Harvest Program.
Backyard Garden School Program in Action
31
private & public schools have implemented the program model
13
cities and towns across New England host our school garden programs
20,000+
Massachusetts students are learning through Backyard Growers as of 2023
7,500
servings of fresh food in Gloucester Public Schools annually
6,000
pounds of harvested produce (as heavy as an elephant!)