A homeschool gardening curriculum
Thirty open & go lessons that turn your backyard into their favorite classroom.
One day our kids will be grown.
What will they remember? Hours spent growing something real with you, or the LED glow from yet another hour wasted on away on a screen?
Take your existing space and turn it into a garden. You don't have to know what you're doing yet. You don't even have to be "a garden person." You just have to be willing to take your next step. We will help with the rest.
This was written for you if…
- You feel called to teach them, but gardening feels like one subject too many
- You've started curriculum before that fizzled by week three
- You worry screens are stealing their childhood — and your afternoons
- You want to lead with confidence, not stay one step behind
- You dream of raising kids who know how to grow their own food
so simple it feels too good to be true
Ten minutes at the table. The rest outside.
I · Read the textbook aloud
Every lesson tells you what to say and what to do. If you can read aloud, you're qualified. No prep the night before — ever.
II · One academic worksheet
The first workbook page locks in the agricultural concept — leveled K–2nd or 3rd–5th, so every child has age-appropriate activities.
III · One sensory worksheet
The second workbook page is meant to be done outside — a sensory experience in your own garden. This is the part that becomes a core memory.
read it · write it · grow it · never garden alone
Everything you need, in one basket
Hardcover Textbook
30 hand-illustrated lessons, written to be read aloud together. A book your kids will keep.
Leveled Workbooks
K–2nd and 3rd–5th. One page at the table, one page in the dirt — for every lesson.
30 Video Lessons
6–12 minutes each, filmed in Brendon & Nina's garden. Watch, then go do it.
Live Coaching Calls
2 live group coaching calls a month with owners Luke, Liss & Nina. Stuck in July? Ask a real gardener, not a search bar.
never one step behind
Watch it done before you do it.
You've never thinned a seedling or trellised a tomato? Neither had most of our families. Every lesson comes with a short video filmed in a real, working garden — so you see exactly what to do before you walk outside. You'll always know the answer before your kids ask the question.
"Dirt Academy Kids makes gardening feel simple to do with my kids, and the resources are so beautiful. I actually feel proud of our garden every time I walk outside."
— Kayla P., homeschool mom of 3
the "In the Garden" bundle
A whole growing season, planned for you.
Textbook + leveled workbook + 30 video lessons + 2 live group coaching calls a month with owners Luke, Liss & Nina. Nearly a $500 value — because your first garden year shouldn't be spent alone with a search engine.
- Hand-illustrated hardcover textbook — 30 lessons
- Workbook, K–2nd or 3rd–5th (add siblings at checkout)
- 30 video lessons filmed in a working garden
- 2 live group coaching calls a month with the owners + community
A $497 value · free shipping
Get the Bundle — $197from our garden to yours
You're in the right place.
We're Dirt Academy Kids — and our dream is to inspire parents of kids everywhere to get their hands in the dirt. This curriculum is decades of homegrown knowledge, written down and hand-illustrated by a dear friend, so any parent can teach it with joy and without stress. You don't have to move to a farm to grow food with your kids. We'll help you make a plan, and we'll be there all season on the monthly calls.
We'll see ya in the garden! —(as pictured) Liss & Luke and Nina & Brendon
Questions, answered honestly
I've never gardened. Am I qualified to teach this?
Yes — that's the whole point. Every lesson tells you what to say, what to do, and what to plant, and the video lessons show you before you go outside. If you can read aloud, you can teach this.
How much time does it take each week?
About 2–3 lessons a week: a 10-minute read-aloud at the table, one workbook page, and time outside in the garden. It's designed to fit real family life, not add to it.
We don't homeschool — can we still use it?
1,000% yes. Families use it after school, on weekends, in co-ops, and all summer long. Any adult who can read aloud can teach it.
What if we fall behind or start mid-season?
It's completely self-paced. Start any time and move at your own speed — there's no wrong week to begin, and the lessons keep for next season too.
When do the books arrive?
Books ship from Missouri and arrive in about 5–7 business days.
The season is coming either way. Plant something in it.
Get the Full Curriculum — $197 Shop the Book Set — $61Ships from Missouri in 1-2 business days.