Future Farmers: Growing inside and outside the classroom

A local school in Yuma offers a class where the students can eat what they grow.

For the second year in a row, Gary A. Knox Elementary is offering an Agricultural Science class for their students to learn how to farm.

With Yuma being the winter lettuce capital of the world, students grow anything from romaine lettuce, cabbage, broccoli to sweet strawberries to take home or eat in the cafeteria.

For Anahi De Anda, a sixth-grade student, she said it’s the hard work into farming that makes her think differently of the AG community.

“I think it’s important to take this serious, said Anahi. “There are many people that work for this, and you shouldn’t take advantage of what you have. You should also be growing to learn and know where it comes from.”

Ann Ogram, the instructor of the class, said it’s amazing to see the growth in the garden and inside the classroom.

“Everything from this plant, like a beautiful cauliflower, is all contained from a very small seed,” said Ogram.

“There’s a lot of deep thinking in the foods we eat and how they come into fruition.”