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4 years · 720 lessons · 7,200 questions

Heirloom & Organic Gardening (Grades 9–12)

Open-pollinated seed, living soil, and a garden planned around your own frost dates and hardiness zone.

Heirloom & Organic Gardening is taught in grade 9 through grade 12. Each year below is a complete course in its own right, with its own units, its own quizzes, and its own downloads.

This is a self-paced elective. It sits outside the daily schedule, so a family can take it over a summer, stretch it across a year, or skip it without unsettling anything else.

Year by year

YearUnitsLessonsQuestions
Grade 9151801,800Open the course →
Grade 10151801,800Open the course →
Grade 11151801,800Open the course →
Grade 12151801,800Open the course →

What each year covers

Open a year to see its units. Unit headings come straight from the lessons; where a course does not name its units, the first lesson of the unit is shown instead.

Grade 9 15 units · 180 lessons
  1. 1Starts with “What Is an Heirloom Variety?”
  2. 2Starts with “What Is a Growing Zone?”
  3. 3Starts with “What Is Wood Chip Gardening?”
  4. 4Starts with “Why Compost? The Soil Biology Foundation”
  5. 5Starts with “The Two Paths to Growing Plants — Direct Sow vs. Starting Indoors”
  6. 6Starts with “What Is a Heirloom? Seeds That Tell a Story”
  7. 7Starts with “Why Vine Crops Need Heat — and Why Heirlooms Shine”
  8. 8Starts with “The Three Sisters Foundation — What They Are & Why Indigenous Peoples Knew”
  9. 9Starts with “Why Southern Heirlooms? A Short History of Heat-Loving Crops”
  10. 10Starts with “The Cold-Season Advantage: Why Fall Harvests Beat Spring Planting”
  11. 11Starts with “What Makes an Herb Heirloom?”
  12. 12Starts with “Why Heirlooms for Orchards? The Vision of a Generational Gift”
  13. 13Starts with “Why Water Matters — Stewardship & Abundance”
  14. 14Starts with “Knowing Your Enemy: Identifying Common Garden Pests”
  15. 15Starts with “The Harvest Season — Knowing When & How to Pick”
Grade 10 15 units · 180 lessons
  1. 1Starts with “What Is an Heirloom Variety?”
  2. 2Starts with “What Is a Growing Zone?”
  3. 3Starts with “What Is Wood Chip Gardening?”
  4. 4Starts with “Why Compost? The Soil Biology Foundation”
  5. 5Starts with “The Two Paths to Growing Plants — Direct Sow vs. Starting Indoors”
  6. 6Starts with “What Is a Heirloom? Seeds That Tell a Story”
  7. 7Starts with “Why Vine Crops Need Heat — and Why Heirlooms Shine”
  8. 8Starts with “The Three Sisters Foundation — What They Are & Why Indigenous Peoples Knew”
  9. 9Starts with “Why Southern Heirlooms? A Short History of Heat-Loving Crops”
  10. 10Starts with “The Cold-Season Advantage: Why Fall Harvests Beat Spring Planting”
  11. 11Starts with “What Makes an Herb Heirloom?”
  12. 12Starts with “Why Heirlooms for Orchards? The Vision of a Generational Gift”
  13. 13Starts with “Why Water Matters — Stewardship & Abundance”
  14. 14Starts with “Knowing Your Enemy: Identifying Common Garden Pests”
  15. 15Starts with “The Harvest Season — Knowing When & How to Pick”
Grade 11 15 units · 180 lessons
  1. 1Starts with “What Is an Heirloom Variety?”
  2. 2Starts with “What Is a Growing Zone?”
  3. 3Starts with “What Is Wood Chip Gardening?”
  4. 4Starts with “Why Compost? The Soil Biology Foundation”
  5. 5Starts with “The Two Paths to Growing Plants — Direct Sow vs. Starting Indoors”
  6. 6Starts with “What Is a Heirloom? Seeds That Tell a Story”
  7. 7Starts with “Why Vine Crops Need Heat — and Why Heirlooms Shine”
  8. 8Starts with “The Three Sisters Foundation — What They Are & Why Indigenous Peoples Knew”
  9. 9Starts with “Why Southern Heirlooms? A Short History of Heat-Loving Crops”
  10. 10Starts with “The Cold-Season Advantage: Why Fall Harvests Beat Spring Planting”
  11. 11Starts with “What Makes an Herb Heirloom?”
  12. 12Starts with “Why Heirlooms for Orchards? The Vision of a Generational Gift”
  13. 13Starts with “Why Water Matters — Stewardship & Abundance”
  14. 14Starts with “Knowing Your Enemy: Identifying Common Garden Pests”
  15. 15Starts with “The Harvest Season — Knowing When & How to Pick”
Grade 12 15 units · 180 lessons
  1. 1Starts with “What Is an Heirloom Variety?”
  2. 2Starts with “What Is a Growing Zone?”
  3. 3Starts with “What Is Wood Chip Gardening?”
  4. 4Starts with “Why Compost? The Soil Biology Foundation”
  5. 5Starts with “The Two Paths to Growing Plants — Direct Sow vs. Starting Indoors”
  6. 6Starts with “What Is a Heirloom? Seeds That Tell a Story”
  7. 7Starts with “Why Vine Crops Need Heat — and Why Heirlooms Shine”
  8. 8Starts with “The Three Sisters Foundation — What They Are & Why Indigenous Peoples Knew”
  9. 9Starts with “Why Southern Heirlooms? A Short History of Heat-Loving Crops”
  10. 10Starts with “The Cold-Season Advantage: Why Fall Harvests Beat Spring Planting”
  11. 11Starts with “What Makes an Herb Heirloom?”
  12. 12Starts with “Why Heirlooms for Orchards? The Vision of a Generational Gift”
  13. 13Starts with “Why Water Matters — Stewardship & Abundance”
  14. 14Starts with “Knowing Your Enemy: Identifying Common Garden Pests”
  15. 15Starts with “The Harvest Season — Knowing When & How to Pick”

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