By Julie Tomascik
Editor

Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) named the recipients of the homeschool garden grants for 2026-2027.

Fifteen grants, up to $200, were awarded to homeschool educators across the Lone Star State for projects that help increase agricultural literacy and awareness.

The Homeschool Garden Grant Program allows students to make the connection to agriculture through caring for a garden project and linking the concepts they learned into their curriculum.

“These projects bring agriculture into the homeschool classroom and help students better understand the science behind food production and the important role farmers and ranchers play in feeding our communities,” said Carson Read, TFB education coordinator.

The awarded projects provide students with hands-on experiential learning about agriculture and food production.

Recipients of the garden grants are:

  • Backyard Bags to Bowls: Growing Big Food in Small Spaces, Harris County
  • Growing Food Anywhere: A Hydroponic Food Production Lab, Bexar County
  • The Art of Ancient Grains, Callahan County
  • Blossoms in the Garden, Montgomery County
  • Let Us Create…A Winter Garden, Harris County
  • Operation Sustainability: From Soil to Spoon, Harris County
  • Bayou Biodynamic Garden Project, Harris County
  • Soil Scientists: The Great Garden Experiment, Harris County
  • Fish Feed the Food, Brazos County
  • From Seed to Supper: Understanding Food Production Through Hydroponics, Montgomery County
  • Seasonal Regenerative Gardening, Williamson County
  • Soil to Savor: Building a Food Forest Tree Guild, Wise County
  • From Soil to Supper: Learning Agriculture Through a Raised-Bed Garden, Houston County
  • Pollinating Garden, Collin County
  • Cultivating Knowledge: A Texas Homeschool Container Garden, Harris County

The next application process will open in summer 2027.

For more information about garden grants, other educational opportunities and Agriculture in the Classroom® materials, visit texasfarmbureau.org/aitc or email edoutreach@txfb.org.