product · 2020–presente
Baby Sprout
Una maceta, una planta. Un huerto de menta que cabe en el alféizar de una ventana.
- The box
- One ceramic pot, one plant — mint first
- Also grows
- Basil, chives, oregano or parsley
- Soil and seeds
- Organic, non-GMO
Initiatives
Two products, one curriculum, three partnerships.
More than three million New Yorkers live in a food desert — a neighborhood without reliable access to fresh, affordable produce. Growing a little of your own food does not fix that. It does put fresh herbs and vegetables within reach of a window sill, a classroom, or a senior center common room, and it is something a person can start this week.
01 — Products and programs
Lo que fabricamos
product · 2022–presente
Auto-Watering Planter
Una jardinera a la altura de la cintura que almacena dos meses de agua.
- Footprint
- 3 ft x 2.5 ft
- Water capacity
- About two months
- Irrigation
- Three perforated sub-irrigation pipes
curriculum · 2021–presente
Baby Sprout EDU
El kit, junto con un currículo de ciencia vegetal y nutrición.
- Built with
- Avenues Lower School teachers
- First tested
- First grade class, spring 2021
- Now used in
- Two 5th grade science classes
02 — Partnerships
Organizaciones aliadas
2021–presente · Manhattan
Hudson Guild
We built our first Auto-Watering Planter with members of the Fulton Senior Center, who maintain it themselves.
2023–presente · Manhattan
Covenant House
We donated 50 Baby Sprout EDU kits across four shelters in Manhattan and the Bronx.
2021–presente · Manhattan
Avenues: The World School
Where the EDU curriculum was written, tested, and first taught — co-developed with Lower Division teachers.
2026–presente · Manhattan
VISIONS at Selis Manor
Services for blind and visually impaired New Yorkers at Selis Manor. First joint session August 2026; about 60 boxes committed.
2026–presente · Manhattan
Saint Peter's Lutheran Church
An ongoing distribution partnership that began with a joint community event in February 2026 — the partnership model working exactly as designed.
2025–presente · Manhattan
St. Clement's Food Kitchen
Since November 2025: distribution paired with a hands-on planting workshop rather than a drop-off, for neighbors already coming to the food kitchen.
2025–presente · Manhattan
New Sanctuary Coalition
Since September 2025: kits for families attending the weekly pro bono immigration legal clinics, alongside the childcare program run there by a MintBox member.
03 — Materials
Guías y materiales
Todo lo que entregamos con un kit, gratis para descargar y reimprimir.
guide
Instrucciones de Baby Sprout
La guía que viene en cada kit Baby Sprout: cómo plantarlo, cuánta agua darle y qué esperar semana a semana.
Para: families, partners
curriculum
Currículo de Baby Sprout EDU
Planes de clase, hojas de trabajo y guía docente de la unidad de ciencia vegetal y nutrición, creada con maestros de Avenues.
Para: teachers, partners
guide
Jardinería en casa
Guía para principiantes sobre cultivar alimentos en un apartamento de Nueva York: luz, macetas, riego y qué es realista en un alféizar.
Para: families