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Kitchen Scrap Planter
- Grades K-2
- Grades 3-5
Regrow greens in your own kitchen! Three sizes of floaties hold onto any kind of leftover veggie scraps, from spring onions to sweet potatoes. The clear bowl lets you watch as roots reach down to drink water and stems stretch up for light. Then harvest or replant for fresh veggies. Ready to get growing?
Why it’s awesome
No dirt, yes veggies
Regrow leftover onions, garlic, potatoes and more — just add water.
Observe underground
Sturdy clear bowl reveals both roots and sprouts.
What’s included?
tub
large floater
medium floater
2 small floaters
illustrated instruction sheet
Topics explored
Plant science
Growing food
Fighting food waste
From the desk of the product designer:
Behind the design
“I was saving veggie scraps to make soup stock, and I realized some of them were starting to grow back in the scrap bag! That’s what gave me the idea for this planter. ”
- KiwiCo Product Designer
By the numbers
6
Floater shape prototypes
41
Scraps grown back
0!
Tubs knocked over by pets