Dayton Elementary School fifth graders proudly stand in their garden. On the left is their teacher, Bob Gardner, and with them are distinguished representatives from organizations involved in gardening and farming throughout Nevada and nationwide. DES Principal Cory Sandberg and Lyon County Commissioner Ray Fierro joined them in the picture. The adults had just spent a very educational hour in the classroom with the above students as they explained what they've accomplished in the past year regarding such things as how to grow a healthy garden, and how to market their produce in the fall.
Can a school garden supplement a town's food supply in a sustainable way?
That question was recently answered by Bob Gardner's fifth grade students at Dayton Elementary School. The class had the responsibility of planning, growing and selling produce using a garden and hoop house constructed for the previous fifth grade class.
This type of teaching first came about when scientists discussed the probability of what would happen if America had a natural disaster, transportation strike, terrorist event, or inflation of food prices. ...