What if the best lessons didn’t happen inside four walls?
At Farm My School, our gardens aren’t just for growing food — they’re thriving, living classrooms where students learn by doing, thinking and being.
Whether it’s planting seeds, managing compost, or harvesting crops for the school kitchen, every moment in the garden cultivates something deeper: real-world learning.
As schools look to re-engage students post-pandemic and reconnect learning with life, school garden programs are proving to be more than an extracurricular add-on — they’re a vital pathway for hands-on, purpose-led education.
Why Gardens Belong in Every School
A garden taps into every aspect of the curriculum;
- Science comes alive through soil health, pollination and ecosystems.
- Maths finds meaning through planting grids and veggie box quantities.
- Literacy grows through journaling, recipe writing and observation logs.
- Wellbeing flourishes as students connect to nature, rhythm and with each other.
Beyond the textbook, gardens nurture responsibility, teamwork, patience and care — all while producing something real, edible and shareable
Our Program in Action
At our pilot site on the Bellarine Peninsula, the school garden is now a vibrant hub of community connection and student pride.
“You can feel the difference in students when they’ve grown something with their own hands. They light up — they own it.”
From primary school students learning about food systems to senior students cooking with seasonal the garden becomes a lens to explore sustainability, nutrition, biodiversity, and place-based identity.
That’s why we’re so excited to be gearing up for our second school farm at Colac Secondary College, expanding the impact of garden-based learning to even more students and communities.
Curious About How Our School Garden Program Works?
We’re often asked how we’ve created such a thriving, high-impact model — and while scaling is central to our vision, it’s never a copy-paste approach. Each school farm is deeply place-based, community-led and carefully co-designed over time.
As we prepare to launch our second site, we’re inviting educators, community leaders, and change makers to come and learn how our program works — and why it’s having the impact it is.
Join us for:
- Guided farm tours and education sessions
- Insights into our school and community partnerships
- Real-world examples of food literacy and wellbeing in action
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Discussion around what it takes to grow a school farm meaningfully
Lets reimagine education — one garden bed at a time.
