Online Hydroponics, Aquaponics & Soil Courses
Practical online growing courses for schools, teachers, students, families and growers. Explore hydroponics, aquaponics and soil-based growing through free Juniors and Masterclass learning pathways designed to make food growing easier to understand, teach and apply.
Learn, Grow and Discover
Learn how to grow food with practical online courses from Urban Green Farms.
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Urban Green Farms online courses are designed to help schools, teachers, students, families, beginners and home growers understand how food grows across three key areas: hydroponics, aquaponics and soil-based growing.
Whether you are setting up a classroom project, starting a backyard growing system, building a school garden, or developing a stronger understanding of plant health and sustainable food production, these courses give you practical foundations you can use.
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Our courses are free to access and available across two learning levels: Juniors and Masterclass.
Choose Your Learning Pathway
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Our online courses are designed to suit different ages, learning levels and project goals. Students can start with the Juniors pathway for a simpler introduction, while teachers, older students and serious growers can move into the Masterclass pathway for deeper learning.
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Junior Classes
The Juniors pathway is designed for younger learners, families and introductory classroom use. These courses explain hydroponics, aquaponics and soil-based biology in a simpler, more visual and age-appropriate way. They are suitable for primary students, younger school groups and families who want to introduce food growing, sustainability and plant science in a practical way.
Masterclasses
The Masterclass pathway is designed for teachers, secondary students, home growers, project coordinators and serious beginners who want a stronger understanding of food-growing systems.
These courses go deeper into how hydroponics, aquaponics and soil biology, including plant needs, system design, nutrients, soil health, water, growing conditions and ongoing management.
Urban Green Farms Online Courses
What You Will Learn
How hydroponics works
How Aquaponics works
How plants grow without soil
The role of nutrients, pH & EC
How to choose the right growing system
Basic setup and maintenance principles
How fish, plants and bacteria interact in aquaponics
Who These Courses Are For
Teachers
Planning STEM and sustainability lessons.
Schools
Setting up hydroponic or aquaponic projects.
Students
Learning about food production and plant science.
Families
Wanting hands-on learning at home.
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Home Growers
Wanting to understand system basics.
Community Groups
Building food-growing projects.
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Beginners
Wanting confidence before buying or managing a system.
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Are You a Teacher?
Looking for classroom-ready resources to support your hydroponics, aquaponics or soil biology lessons?
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Urban Green Farms gives teachers access to additional learning resources, teacher guides and classroom support through our Teachers Portal. It is designed to help schools plan lessons, support student learning and connect online courses with real hands-on growing projects.
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Inside the Teachers Portal, educators can find resources to help teach hydroponics, aquaponics, sustainability, food production and STEM in a more practical way.
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