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
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.
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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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!
Horsing around in the Tucson High Garden as we close it out for the season! Happy summer vacation Tucson Unified!
see you next year!
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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.
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!
05/07/2026
Do you remember the first time YOU tried a radish?!
This week, pre-K students at Dietz K-8 harvested and cooked the beets, radishes, peas and turnips that they planted in their school garden! Students planted the seeds back in February, and have been giving them TLC ever since. Now, students get to enjoy the “veggies” of their labor!
05/01/2026
Presidents Club Banquet! 🎖️🪴
Thank you to everyone in attendance who showed their support for our program and our schools. There were so many familiar and new faces and we are always honored to host events like these! Both ENR2 and the Sprout House made for a beautiful venue, especially at sunset!
We truly can’t do any of this without the support we receive from everyone, and we hope to see more events like this in the future!
Thank you again!