Maui Farm to School Network

Since 2008, Grow Some Good has provided school garden programming and now supports over 7000 students each year. School Gardens are a key resource for learning, engaging with nature, and instilling healthy habits. 

Supported Schools

We provide materials, staffing support and workdays though service relationships, grants and our volunteer program.  Yearly agreements are established with each school to ensure consistent results and educational experience.
  • Kihei Elementary
  • Kihei Charter School
  • Pōmaikaʻi Elementary
  • Wailuku Elementary
  • Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary
  • Lahaina Intermediate
  • Kahului Elementary
  • Makawao Elementary
  • Waihe’e Elementary 

Self Sustaining Schools

Grow Some Good helps schools hire qualified and highly educated garden teachers, share our network resources, and provide education enhancement and professional development opportunities.
  • Lokelani Intermediate
  • Puʻu Kukui Elementary
  • Pukalani Elementary
  • Kamehameha Schools Maui
  • Hʻāiku Elementary
  • Hāna School
  • Montessori School of Maui
  • Lahainaluna High
  • Maui High
  • King Kamehameha III Elementary
  • King Kekaulike High
  • Pāʻia Elementary
  • Baldwin High
  • Carden Academy

Network / Starter Schools

We offer these schools our network resources and support to grow their program. Some schools have gardens run by just a teacher or two; others have had a program in the past but do not at this time.

  • Kula Elementary
  • Kamali’i Elementary
  • Iao Intermediate
  • Lanai School
  • Lihikai Elementary
  • Haleakala Waldorf
  • Kalama Intermediate
  • Maui Waena Intermediate
  • St. Anthony Grade School 
  • Seabury Hall Middle School
  • Maui Adventist School
  • Emmanuel Lutheran
  • Maui Preparatory Academy
  • Roots School

Articles About School Gardens

KAP_4:ND_3-5_2.2

The Food Web: Trophic levels and proportional relationships of producers to consumers, carrying capacity, and population equilibrium Relationship between producers and consumers and effect on habitatTHEME: Nature's Design: Systems, Cycles, Patterns, Relationships, and...

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KAP_4:ND_3-5_2.1

Energy cycles in the garden system THEME: Nature's Design: Systems, Cycles, Patterns, Relationships, and Adaptations in the Garden System STRAND: Energy and Matter GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 Key Concepts Understand and explain the transfer of energy from sun to plants to...

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KAP_4:ND_6-8_2.1

Energy cycles in the garden systemTHEME: Nature's Design: Systems, Cycles, Patterns, Relationships, and Adaptations in the Garden System STRAND: Energy and Matter GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 Key Concepts Understand that the sun is the source of energy for all things on the...

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KAP_3:NF_6-8_4.4

Understand that nutrients in food are assimilated into the human body. (This is a topic for discussion in the garden.)THEME: Nourishment: Feeding Our Mind and Body with What It Needs to Stay Healthy and Flourish STRAND: Food and Nourishment GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 Key...

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KAP_2:LS_6-8_2.3

Understand and explain photosynthesisTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Living Plants GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 Key Concepts Categorize the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis. Lesson Recognize seasonality in the...

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KAP_2:LS_3-5_5.3

Demonstrate understanding of the interrelationships among soil, plants, animals, and humansTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Biodiversity and Interdependent Relationships GRADE LEVEL: 3-5 Key Concepts Develop a...

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KAP_2:LS_6-8_4.2

Investigate, analyze and apply natural soil fertility systemsTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Soil Fertility GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 Key Concepts Recognize and integrate soil fertility systems for optimal...

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KAP_2:LS_6-8_4.3

Understand decompositionTHEME: The Living Soil--The Living Plant: We are all Interconnected and Related STRAND: Science of Soil Fertility GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 Key Concepts Observe decaying organic matter and explain its role within the garden ecosystem. Lesson Build and...

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KAP_4:ND_3-5_5.1

The individualʻs role in the conservation of natural resources Conservation is a set of practices that preserve, restore, and protect natural resources and ecosystemsTHEME: Nature's Design: Systems, Cycles, Patterns, Relationships, and Adaptations in the Garden System...

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