The Green Bronx Machine® Classroom Curriculum turns any school or community gardening program into an academic and standards-based learning experience. With technology-enabled lesson plans which use food and plant life cycles to teach multiple subjects, students also learn critical thinking and problem solving as they explore, discover and create their own ecosystem.

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After we process your transaction, you will receive a downloadable PDF of the curriculum. The file will be watermarked with your school, district, or organization. See “Terms & Conditions” below.

The Green Bronx Machine Classroom Curriculum is easy to implement, and engages students with inter-disciplinary, hands-on, project-based learning. Created by administrators and educators specifically for educators, each standards-aligned lesson plan and activity set helps students meet a core academic requirement, while also fostering deep knowledge about gardening, food production, and health and wellness. Lesson plans focus on Science, Math and Language Arts, and easily extend to Technology, History, Art and Cooking. Each plan includes supplemental lesson ideas, student handouts, and assessment tools, such as rubrics, exit tickets and reflective journals.

The dynamic, collaborative experience of learning to garden and produce food creates transformational results. Students from all walks of life are inspired to take pride in something they are building and cultivating, opening a door through which additional learning can take place. And for students in high-need and low-status communities, learning to grow their own food can lead to personal and professional opportunities which can be nothing short of life changing. The Green Bronx Machine Classroom Curriculum helps educators reach students of all ability academically while also teaching personal responsibility, building entrepreneurial skills, promoting workforce development, and transforming lives, one lesson plan and seed at a time.

Terms & Conditions

Our curriculum is for sale only for schools and community programs, non-profit organizations only. It is not for sale to individuals, not intended for home use, resale, re-packaging or for those looking to offer it to support / augment sales of any product or other services. You agree that you will use our materials only as intended and will not use our materials (alone or in connection with other materials or activities) in any way that violates any applicable laws. Our materials are provided “as is” without any warranties of any kind, and your use of our materials is at your own risk. We expressly disclaim all warranties (express and implied), including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, accuracy, freedom from errors, and suitability of content. Your purchase and use of our materials does not (and is not intended to) confer any rights or remedies upon any person or entity other than you and us. This agreement, your relationship with us, and your use of our materials are governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision. If any claim or dispute arises out of your purchase or use of our materials, you agree that (a) you agree that any such claim or dispute must be resolved exclusively by the state or federal courts located in New York, New York, and (b) our total liability (if any) to you or any third party (whether jointly, severally, or individually) for any damages or losses of any kind shall not exceed the greater of the amount you paid to purchase the materials.

I agree to all of the terms above and understand that any violation of terms will result in immediate termination of all rights and access to Green Bronx Machine Classroom Curriculum including the return of all materials to Green Bronx Machine International at my own expense.