With Tower Garden, students can grow more in less time using fewer resources. Our aeroponic technology—compared to traditional soil gardening—can boost yields by up to 30% and grow plants up to three times faster, all while using just 10% of the water and space. Plus, you can bring the garden right into the classroom, making hands-on learning possible year-round.

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Nourishing Minds and Bodies

With Tower Garden, the experience goes beyond simply learning — it’s about cultivating curiosity, critical thinking, and healthy habits. As students grow their own fresh, nutrient-rich produce, they gain a hands-on understanding of plant science, nutrition, and sustainability. Observing the transformation from seed to harvest not only deepens their connection to the food they eat, but also inspires informed choices that support both personal wellness and a lifelong love of learning.

6 Reasons Tower Garden Is a Great Teaching Tool

You’ll grow more in less time and with fewer resources.

Tower Garden uses aeroponic technology, which - compared to soil gardening - has been shown to increase yields by as much as 30% and triple the speed of plant growth,while only using 10% of the water and space.

You can grow inside the classroom.

Grow lights allow you to garden indoors all school year long, which means bodies (and minds) don’t have to leave your learning environment to grow.

You’ll have less mess.

Compared to traditional gardening, there’s less hassle and cleanup with Tower Garden, because it doesn’t use soil.

You can move it wherever learning is happening.

You can wheel Tower Garden from the classroom to the cafeteria to the playground—and pretty much anywhere else your students are!

You’ll get growing support.

Lesson plans, growing guides, FAQs and more - The Tower Garden website is packed with useful information. Plus, Customer Service is just a click or call away, happy to help troubleshoot any problem you might have.

You’ll get free access to lesson plans.

With 30 CCSS- and NGSS-aligned lesson plans and learning materials for Pre-K through 7th grade, incorporating Tower Garden into your curriculum will be easy. 

Click below to view our Tower Garden Lesson Plans!

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School Resources

Some helpful resources to get you started!

  1. Benefits of Growing a Tower Garden - Download PDF
  2. The Perfect School Garden - Download PDF
  3. School Maintenance Log - Download PDF
  4. School Maintenance Checklist - Download PDF
  5. Recommended Plants To Grow - Download PDF
  6. Training Notes - Download PDF
  7. Tower Garden School Order Form - Download PDF