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Who: Grade 3+ students in English and French
When: Year-round
Where: Your classroom
Cost: Free
Registration: Opens April to May 15, 2026
Little Green Thumbs (LGT) is our full-size, intensive classroom gardening program. It is ideal for Grades 3 and up, with large grow boxes and lights to grow tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, basil, lemon balm, beans, peas and anything else you and your students want to grow and eat! Compost classroom food waste with our vermicomposting kit and cycle the nutrients back to the garden. The garden needs 1.2 m x 2.4 m (4’ x 8’) of space with close access to an electrical outlet.
We Provide:
All the equipment, supplies, training, instructions and on-going support to help you to grow healthy herbs and veggies right in your classroom!
LGT Teachers Commit to:
• Attending our mandatory two-day, LGT Teacher training and workshop in October (one day is on MTS PD day)
• Completing our Year-End Survey to tell us about your classroom gardening experiences
• Submitting your re-supply order at the end of the school year and
• Communicating with our Garden Program Coordinators when needed
LGT gardens are assigned to teachers (not schools), so as long as you are teaching in Manitoba and plan to use your garden in the classroom, we will continue to provide you with annual supplies, training and support.
Applications for both the Little Green Thumbs and Little Green Sprouts classroom gardening programs are competitive! We always have more teachers applying to the programs than we have funds for. So, pour yourself a coffee or tea, find a quiet spot and provide us with the best application you can on why you should get a garden. We are looking for teachers who are keen to offer hands-on, year-round agriculture and food learning opportunites for their students.
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To learn more about the Little Green Thumbs national program we offer, go to the Little Green Thumbs webpage.
For resources on classroom gardening, head to our resources section.
Would a Little Green Sprouts garden better for your class? The chart below might help you decide!
With support from Little Green Thumbs National, Manitoba Crop Alliance, Nutrien, TD Friends of the Environment, Federated Co-op, Sungro, Farm Credit Corporation and AITC-M’s partners.