Farming The Future is the leader in providing all-in-one school garden kits, classroom grow kits, student take home grow kits and aquaponics. FTF provides dynamic learning solutions for K-12 institutions utilizing agriculture, project based learning and an online virtual teaching platform. Our programs engage learners with fun science projects, engineering problems to be solved, and interactive digital content. We are not just teaching standards, we are also teaching how to integrate core science concepts with real world problems. Our programs integrate agriculture, sustainability and good nutrition with Next Generation Science Standards.
Pairs N.G.S.S. aligned curriculum with hands-on projects for enhanced overall academic achievement in K-12 settings, including grades and test scores. Using agriculture as the mechanism for experiential learning. Through experiential learning students gain:
Connects students with science in the garden, giving them the opportunity to apply NGSS concepts to real world applications.
Improved knowledge, attitudes and behaviors regarding food literacy, nutrition, healthy behaviors, as well as fruit and vegetable consumption among faculty and learners.
Teaches true science literacy and the ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate real world problems and possible solutions. Presents learners with access to STEM content at all levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy:
Providing children with opportunities for social and emotional growth; improved life skills, self-esteem, social skills and behavior. The promotion of environmental equity and linking concepts of sustainability to social justice.
Teacher training modules to build horticultural confidence and enthusiasm.
Provides you with everything you need for a successful school garden with Garden to Cafeteria possibilities.
Full-Year Garden Science Program for K-12
Farming the Future offers a full-year garden program for K-12 that teaches core science concepts and 21st century skills with an agriculture focus. Students learn and practice science while also harnessing important SEL skills in an equity-focused environment. The program is ideal for 100-400 students and can serve 1-4 classrooms.
How the Program Works
The Full-Year Garden Science Program turns any 10’x10’ space into an outdoor classroom. It can be used as a standalone garden or as an addition to a larger existing school garden. The garden is guaranteed to be successful regardless of the underlying soil — it can even be placed directly on paved surfaces! Teachers incorporate digital lesson plans into their instruction that include vocabulary, scripted lessons, garden maintenance, worksheets, and interactive videos. The program provides year-round harvest, learning, and fun!
Our classroom hydroponic systems include everything you will need to operate this fun STEM Production Lab and are fully automated grow racks that grow microgreens, plus fruits and vegetables. The self-watering system is automatic, so simply maintain the amount of water stored in the tank and the system grows itself. Our prescribed projects and methods are from both professional educators and commercial growers.
About the Kits
FTF’s K-12 STEM Microgreens Kit is perfect as a take home or in class project. These kits are typically bundled with one of our Table Top Living Labs for students to be able to apply their in-class learning at home. However, these are great stand-alone projects for enrichment, camps, homeschool, or afterschool. Engaging for any k-12 student or adult, one kit provides everything needed to grow hydroponic microgreens.
Easy to build and maintain raised garden bed that conveniently fits in the smallest of outdoor spaces! We can appreciate how difficult it can be to justify taking kids to a garden, which is why our curriculum is intentionally aligned to NGSS.
Grow microgreens in the classroom!
The table top classroom living lab kit provides hands-on engaging projects to teach necessary Next Generation Science Standards. This single table top living laboratory
with curriculum covers 19 Next Generation Science Standards, while bringing agriculture and 21st century applicability to the forefront of your students’ learning.
This is the perfect addition to any outdoor garden or as a stand-alone program in the classroom!
