Schoolyard Roots cultivates curiosity and connections through hands-on learning gardens. We engage communities with food and nature to inspire, delight, and bring classroom concepts to life.

Every week during the school day, our Garden Educators meet classes in teaching gardens at 12 elementary schools across Tuscaloosa City and Tuscaloosa County. Through our Gardens 2 Schools program, 4,884 students in kindergarten through fifth grade plant seeds, observe pollinators, harvest what they grew, and taste it together. Every lesson ties to the Alabama Course of Study standards, so the garden becomes a place where science, math, reading, and healthy eating all make sense at once.

Because our lessons happen during the regular school day, every child at our partner schools gets to take part, not only the ones who can stay after the bell.