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Grow-along video guides

Watch exactly how each step is done.

Short tutorials that walk you and your students through planting each crop and harvesting on Salad Day. No gardening experience needed, just press play and follow along.

Start here

A quick welcome

A short hello before you dive into the step-by-step guides.

Welcome to Boston Youth Farm Project
Weeks 1-3 · Planting & care

Planting and growing

The same simple steps every week, plant kale in Week 1, arugula in Week 2, and radish in Week 3, then keep them thriving.

Filling a pot with soil and seeding
Caring for your microgreens
Week 4 · Harvest & taste

Harvest day

Out come the scissors, snip, taste and celebrate Salad Day.

How to harvest on Salad Day
Getting started

Setting up your grow lab

Unbox the kit and get your rack assembled and running in about fifteen minutes, no tools needed.

How to set up your grow lab
Before you teach

Using the lesson planner

Build and print a ready-to-teach lesson in just a few minutes.

How to use the lesson planner
The whole journey

Full four-week walkthrough

See the entire program start to finish, from seeding in Week 1 to Salad Day in Week 4.

Full four-week walkthrough

Ready to plant?

Open the lesson planner, print your plan, then follow the videos step by step.

Open the lesson planner