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About Roots and Wings

Growing Curious Minds, Caring Hearts, and Future Stewards

What Is Roots & Wings?
 

Roots & Wings™ is a hands-on Farm-to-School education program that helps students discover where food comes from, how nature works, and how they can make a positive impact in their communities.
 

Through Roots & Wings, Students:
 

🌱 Explore soil health and food systems
 

🦋 Discover pollinators and ecosystems
 

📚 Connect science, literacy, and stewardship
 

🤝 Build teamwork and responsibility
 

🌎 Develop a lifelong connection to nature

Hand Touching Flowers

“Students don’t just learn about ecosystems—they experience them.”

Standards-Aligned Learning

Supports:

  • NGSS

  • ELA

  • SEL

  • Environmental Literacy

  • Agricultural Literacy

Learning Through Experience

Students:

  • Plant

  • Explore

  • Observe

  • Investigate

  • Create

Lasting Impact

Students leave Roots & Wings with:

  • Greater environmental awareness

  • Stronger critical thinking skills

  • Increased confidence

  • Real-world understanding of food systems

  • A deeper sense of stewardship

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