UA School Garden Workshop

UA School Garden Workshop Inspiring Tucson teachers to develop and sustain gardens, connecting students to their environment

The University of Arizona’s Community and School Garden Program (CSGP) is aimed at connecting Tucson educators with university students eager to participate in the school garden movement occurring throughout the country. The CSGP matches university student interns with Tucson community organizations and schools to support the installation, development and maintenance of a garden program. Interns a

re trained by the Tucson Community Foodbank to become gardening support persons as well as by University of Arizona faculty to assist with lesson plan development and instruction around food, gardening, and community development. The primary aim of the CSGP is to enable Tucson teachers to develop and sustain gardens and use them as an experiential learning tool, one that connects students to their local environments as well as to the culture, science, and politics of food. A secondary goal is to assist community groups also interested in developing gardens that will complement their food needs. Overarching these two objectives is the desire to support the development of a regional food system that is just and equitable.

We’re excited to announce Sprouts House was awarded a 2026 Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award! Huge thanks to ...
06/08/2026

We’re excited to announce Sprouts House was awarded a 2026 Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award! Huge thanks to Poster Mirto McDonald, Chasse Building Team, Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation and everyone else who helped bring this ambitious project to life! In the words of Larry L. Sandigo from Katie Hobbs office, “We sit in the shade of trees we did not plant. We eat the fruit of trees we did not plant. May we plant seeds for a harvest we will never see. As our ancestors planted for us, may we plant for our children and grandchildren.”
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We're excited to announce Sprouts House was awarded a 2026 Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award! Huge thanks to ...
06/08/2026

We're excited to announce Sprouts House was awarded a 2026 Governor’s Heritage Preservation Honor Award! Huge thanks to Poster Mirto McDonald, Chasse Building Team, Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation and everyone else who helped bring this ambitious project to life! In the words of Larry L. Sandigo from Katie Hobbs office, "We sit in the shade of trees we did not plant. We eat the fruit of trees we did not plant. May we plant seeds for a harvest we will never see. As our ancestors planted for us, may we plant for our children and grandchildren."

Huge thanks Alexander's Garden Services and Brandon for helping us plumb in our rainwater cisterns at Sprouts House. La...
06/04/2026

Huge thanks Alexander's Garden Services and Brandon for helping us plumb in our rainwater cisterns at Sprouts House. Last week we connected up a total 8 rainwater tanks across the SproHo campus, collecting 8000 gallons of rainwater at a time.

It was an honor to host at our Sprout House location to welcome their new leadership, Drisana Ross! The Education Enric...
06/03/2026

It was an honor to host at our Sprout House location to welcome their new leadership, Drisana Ross!
The Education Enrichment Foundation has made tremendous steps towards helping students attend college with scholarships and funding for extracurriculars in the Tucson school district. It is an incredible independent non-profit that is committed to supporting students and educators in different learning environments.
We are so excited to be partners with this organization, and we hope to host more events for everyone in the future!
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Thank you to 4H Summit for coming by our rooftop garden! These lovely students were eager to learn about our agrivoltaic...
06/01/2026

Thank you to 4H Summit for coming by our rooftop garden! These lovely students were eager to learn about our agrivoltaic practices, and we had some help from Compost Cats as well!

05/23/2026

Horsing around in the Tucson High Garden as we close it out for the season! Happy summer vacation Tucson Unified!

05/21/2026

see you next year!
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So excited to host the amazing Chef Feng Feng of Chinese Chorizo fame for a community cooking demonstration at Sprouts H...
05/21/2026

So excited to host the amazing Chef Feng Feng of Chinese Chorizo fame for a community cooking demonstration at Sprouts House last night. The Chinese Chorizo Project shows the power of food beyond physical sustenance--within our foodways exists the blending of cultures and solidarity.

Special shout-out to Ulises Acuña and Jared Hoyos-Acuña for visiting both Rincon High School and Utterback Middle School...
05/19/2026

Special shout-out to Ulises Acuña and Jared Hoyos-Acuña for visiting both Rincon High School and Utterback Middle School to help students install their 2026 ecology tiles. We are grateful to end the school year with even more student-created art added to our school garden murals!

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