Growing More,
Wasting Less

SproutEd is a hands-on planting kit and STEM challenge that helps students explore sustainability through gardening and play.

🌱 "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn

What is SproutEd?

SproutEd started with a question: how can we help students in NYC waste less food? SproutEd answers this question through a hands-on planting kit and STEM challenge designed for students ages 8 and up.

Each kit comes with everything you need to grow your own edible plant, even if you've never gardened before. A small Wi-Fi-enabled sensor box tracks things like soil moisture and temperature, sending real-time updates to a server so students can monitor their plants and compete on a digital leaderboard with friends.

By growing a plant that can end up on their lunch plate, students not only learn how to garden, but also how their choices connect to bigger topics like food waste and sustainability.

What's in a Kit?

Each kit includes the items below along with an instructions manual for easy setup.

Sensor Box

Plant Pot + Saucer

Soil Disc

Seeds

How Does it Work?

Each SproutEd kit includes everything you need to start growing your own plant and to compete on a live leaderboard. Sensor data from the plant updates in real-time, helping students stay engaged and motivated to care for their plant.

1 Plant the seeds in the pot.

2 Turn on the sensor box and connect it to WiFi.

3 Care for your plant and compete to be the best!

Why It Matters

The United States is one of the top producers of food waste in the world, wasting up to 40% of its food supply each year. This has serious impacts on the environment and how future generations think about food.

At SproutEd, we believe that by making food education more accessible and fun, we can change how future generations think about food and waste. Through hands-on gardening, we’re helping young people understand where their food comes from and rethink what it means to waste less and grow more.