In 2005, we began working in the Franklin Greenhouse with the Montessori students to start seedlings for the urban gardens. The students help make our potting soil mixture and sow seeds. Additional plants are grown for home gardens and farm market sales. The courtyard serves as an "outdoor classroom" that not only grows produce and herbs, but allows teachers to integrate botany, geography, history and language arts into the garden experience.

In 2006, we expanded our gardens to include a one-acre parcel of land on the grounds of School #2. This parcel provides a majority of the produce used for distribution and marketing. Over 40 varieties of vegetables are grown here. In the courtyard of the school there are raised beds featuring perennial and and an herb garden.