$2.5 million Sprouts House will open at Mansfeld Middle School

The $2.5 million Sprouts House, funded in part by a donation from Sprouts Farmers Market, will open at Mansfeld Magnet Middle School on Nov. 7 and includes a renovated culinary center, a workshop space, and a school garden tied into cafeteria meals.

Mansfeld Magnet Middle School will mark the opening of the Sprouts House on Nov. 7 with a garden education program supported by Sprouts Farmers Market. The grocery chain provided the first $1 million of the $2.5 million project and holds the naming rights. Two University of Arizona buildings were renovated for the project; one will be a culinary center and the other a workshop and field-trip destination. The program links garden work to school meals and is presented as part of broader K–12 garden programming in the district. Key details: - Grand opening: Nov. 7, 10 a.m. to noon at Mansfeld Magnet Middle School. - Funding and naming: Sprouts Farmers Market donated the first $1 million toward the $2.5 million project and secured naming rights. - Facilities: Two UA buildings were renovated into a culinary center and a workshop/field-trip space. - Garden program: Students will grow native and heirloom crops and may see those crops used in cafeteria meals processed with Tucson Unified Food Services. - Program aims: School Garden Director Moses Thompson described developmental benefits such as autonomy, problem solving, and a therapeutic, human-development perspective, and said the initiative seeks to foster lifelong learners. - District context: Mansfeld was described as filling a gap in the district’s garden offerings, linking elementary garden experience to middle school programming. Summary: The Sprouts House opening is scheduled for Nov. 7 and will introduce culinary, workshop, and garden-to-table activities at Mansfeld Magnet Middle School. The project is presented as a long-term effort to expand hands-on garden education in the district and to support student development and engagement.