School Garden Map
A school garden is a growing space on school grounds where students plant, tend and harvest food as part of their lessons. This map shows U.S. school gardens listed by local school garden programs, checked school by school in November 2026, so parents, neighbors and volunteers can find one nearby.
How to use the map: enter your ZIP code in the box below the map to list the 10 closest school gardens with their distance, or click a numbered circle to zoom in. If the site already has your ZIP code, it fills in for you. Click any blue pin for the address, a short description, the website and a Directions link. On a phone, tap the full-screen button (the square icon under the zoom buttons).
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Enter a ZIP code to see the 10 closest school gardens.
Know a school garden we’re missing? Send us its name, address and website through our contact form. Use the same form to tell us if a school garden on the map has closed or moved.
Where the list comes from: we started from the school gardens on our 2023 map and checked every listing against its website and other current sources in November 2026. Closed sites, duplicates, private homes and listings that turned out to be something else were removed. Schools that are open but where we could not confirm a current garden carry a note; ask the school before you visit. Spot something missing or out of date? Use the contact form link under the map.
How Common Are School Gardens?
Gardens are a regular part of farm to school programs. In USDA’s 2023 Farm to School Census, about 15% of school food authorities, the offices that run school meals and usually cover a whole district, said they operate at least one garden where food is grown. That counts districts with a garden, not individual school gardens.
How to Get Involved With a School Garden
School gardens run on volunteers. Teachers have the school year covered; the gaps are usually summer watering, weekend work days and help building beds. Call the school office or the parent group and ask who runs the garden.
Local school garden programs are the easiest way in. In New York City, GrowNYC’s Grow to Learn program supports public school gardens with mini-grants, materials and technical help, and GrowNYC takes individual volunteers aged 18 and up after an orientation. In Denver, Denver Urban Gardens posts volunteer work days on its volunteer board.
No school garden near you? A community garden map search often turns up a community garden that hosts school groups.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I visit a school garden?
Usually not without permission. School gardens sit on school grounds and are closed to the public during the school day. Contact the school office first; many gardens welcome visitors at open work days or harvest events.
How can I volunteer at a school garden?
Ask the school office or parent group who runs the garden, or contact the local school garden program that lists it. Summer watering and weekend work days are the most common needs.
Why does a school garden on the map say “could not confirm”?
For most of these the school is open, but we could not find a current page about its garden. Gardens come and go with staff and funding, so check with the school before you plan around it.
How do I add a school garden to this map?
Use the contact form link under the map and send the school name, address and a link to the garden program if there is one.
Sources and Further Reading
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service: Farm to School Census results (2023 Census).
- GrowNYC: Individual volunteering (Grow to Learn school gardens).
- Denver Urban Gardens: volunteer board.
- Food Forest Nursery: our 2023 map listings, re-checked school by school in November 2026.