Terra BIRDS

Name

Terra BIRDS

Legal name

Terra BIRDS

Website

https://terrabirds.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Environmental Education Services

NAICS

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (71219), Technical and Trade Schools (61151)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Outdoor Education & Adventure Programs (School-Run) (EDAJAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Crop, Soil & Agronomy Technician Training (EDAOAOAF)

Keywords

• Youth gardening education
• School garden programs
• Youth workforce development
• Community garden stewardship
• Environmental sustainability education

Headquarters

HQ city

Flagstaff

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Terra BIRDS generates revenue through individual donations from supporters. The organization accepts both monetary donations via their Zeffy donation portal and in-kind donations of materials and supplies for garden programs.
2. Grants and Fundraising: As a non-profit organization established in 2011, Terra BIRDS operates primarily through grant funding and fundraising efforts to support youth education programs, garden infrastructure, and the BIRDS@Work internship program.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Terra BIRDS delivers hands-on youth gardening education, environmental sustainability training, and paid workforce development through school-based programs in 16 K-12 schools across Coconino County, Arizona. Its offerings include the Space Salad Curriculum, BIRDS@Work Internship Program (paid work for youth ages 15-22), community garden stewardship across 13+ acres of land, and the Ita Hopi Lavayi Indigenous agricultural traditions project. Programs reach 2,000+ students annually and produce hundreds of pounds of food donated to local food banks.

Product overview

Terra BIRDS is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of youth education programs centered on gardening and environmental sustainability. The core offerings include the Space Salad Curriculum (a hands-on school gardening curriculum), the BIRDS@Work Internship Program (a workforce development initiative for youth ages 15-22), School Gardening Programs operating across 16 schools in Coconino County, and Community Gardens stewardship. Additional offerings include Education Resources with lessons for K-12 students and the Ita Hopi Lavayi cultural preservation project. These programs collectively aim to educate and empower youth through gardening while promoting food security, environmental stewardship, and cultural diversity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BIRDS@Work Internship: Spring, Summer, and Fall work internship sessions for youth ages 15-22 providing paid work and learning experience at 12-14 project sites annually.
• Space Salad Curriculum

Products and services

• Space Salad Curriculum A hands-on school gardening curriculum designed to teach youth about growing food, environmental sustainability, and nutrition through interactive lessons in school gardens, delivered to K-12 students across Coconino County.
• BIRDS@Work Internship Program A workforce development program for youth ages 15-22 offering paid work and learning experience through Spring, Summer, and Fall sessions at 12-14 project sites in Northern Arizona, providing approximately 3,180 hours of paid work annually.
• School Gardening Programs Youth garden programs implemented across 16 schools in Coconino County, reaching over 2,000 students annually with hands-on gardening education focused on justice, sustainability, and resiliency.
• Community Gardens Stewardship of 2 community gardens and collaboration with 3 local farms where youth participants help grow vegetables, herbs, and native plants while learning practical agricultural skills, with produce donated to community organizations like the Flagstaff Family Food Center.
• Ita Hopi Lavayi A cultural and community project focused on preserving Indigenous agricultural traditions and connecting youth to Hopi farming practices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,000+ students participate in school gardening programs each year across 16 schools
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FoodCorps: National 501(c)(3) that connects kids to real food in K-12 schools through service-member-led programming and paid youth workforce models. Highly comparable to Terra BIRDS' combination of in-school gardening curriculum plus the BIRDS@Work paid internship serving ages 15-22.
• REAL School Gardens: Texas-based nonprofit that builds outdoor learning gardens in low-income elementary schools and trains teachers to deliver STEM-in-the-garden curricula. Closely comparable mission, school garden model, and educator-training component.
• Big Green: National nonprofit that builds and funds Learning Gardens in under-resourced schools and trains educators. Direct analog in school garden build-out plus K-12 curriculum delivery and similar target audience.
• Green Our Planet: Operates school garden and hydroponics programs across hundreds of K-12 schools, with an educator-training and curriculum model. Direct peer in scale and program design.
• Edible Schoolyard Project: Founded by Alice Waters, this organization integrates hands-on gardening and cooking into K-12 curricula. Comparable as a school-garden curriculum developer and educator-training nonprofit.
• Green Bronx Push: NYC-based nonprofit operating indoor classroom gardens, hydroponic STEM labs, and healthy food programming in K-12 schools with high-need populations. Comparable urban-environmental education and youth workforce angles.

Broad incumbents

• Captain Planet Foundation: National environmental education grantmaker and program operator funding hands-on, project-based learning including school gardens and outdoor ed. Overlaps with Terra BIRDS' environmental education focus but operates as a grantmaker rather than direct service deliverer.
• Outward Bound USA: National outdoor experiential education provider that runs field-based learning, wilderness education, and youth development programs. Comparable outdoor/school-run education and youth development mission, but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Regional players

• Keep Growing Detroit: Detroit-based urban agriculture and garden-education nonprofit serving city residents with community gardens, farm stands, and youth education. Comparable nonprofit community-garden + urban-agriculture + youth-education model at a different city/region.
• Common Ground (Environmental Learning Centers): Betsy Paterson Environmental Learning Centers in Birmingham, AL, operating urban farms, environmental education, and youth programs. Analogous environmental-education nonprofit model with school programs, urban farm, and youth workforce development, though serving a different metro/region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/terrabirds
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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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