"There is a strong consensus within our ranks that EarthBox container gardening is a great way to introduce and educate youth and adults about vegetable gardening. Our motto is ‘let's make it fun, easy, and popular.'"
- Mr. Jon Traunfeld
Senior Agent & Director
Maryland Home & Garden Information Center
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EarthBox Pre K-12th Grade Education develops, promotes, and sells teacher-friendly, sustainable container garden systems, accessories, curricula, & guides to establish EarthBox Instructional School Gardens in home school, public school, charter school and private school classrooms and after school programs to advance the study of science, food security, conservation, and an awareness of, and commitment to the reduction of carbon footprint By the Box!
EarthBox® Garden Packages bring the multi-faceted joys of gardening to life with an easy-to-use EarthBox® container garden system that guarantees success without weeding, hoeing or digging. It is an ideal tool to build horticultural skills and self-esteem in youth, senior, and institutionalized populations. Packages include either a Youth, Senior or Institutional Garden Guide. The Youth Garden Guide is correlated to the standards-based support Curriculum. The Senior Guide features easy-to-do, fun-filled activities of specific interest to seniors. The Institutional Guide focuses on growing, nurturing and consuming twenty-one healthy crops. EarthBox Ready-to-Grow Garden Packages are available for purchase in Green or Terracotta. Plant EarthBoxes with seeds or seedlings.
“I am a 6th grade science teacher and have been using the EarthBoxes with my students for a number of years. The students have loved growing and harvesting the vegetables. This year, however, I used the EarthBox curriculum to supplement my teaching and it was wonderful. It is based on good science and is very teacher friendly. I would highly recommend it to other teachers.”
- Ann Cruikshank