The First Step is Registering Your Garden

GreenThumb Eligibility   

Your school garden must be registered with GreenThumb and meet the following criteria in order to be eligible for GreenThumb benefits:

•    school garden is located on property owned by the Department of Education;
•    school garden is located on ground level (i.e., not on a rooftop);
•    your school garden must complete an annual registration.

Registering with GreenThumb

GreenThumb requires school gardens to renew their registration annually.  Whether your school garden is registering for the first time, or has registered directly with GreenThumb in the past, you can now complete your annual GreenThumb registration and renewal by Registering Your School Garden with Grow to Learn NYC. Registration occurs on a rolling basis from September 1^st through August 31^st.

View Grow to Learn NYC Registration Form now >

Contact GreenThumb
For additional information about GreenThumb please contact andrew.barrett@parks.nyc.gov