When I go into the classroom and ask the students where their food comes from, 90% of the students answer Kroger or Walmart. I teach a lot of the ag lessons in my school clubs. Our District Board purchased land and it was just sitting there not being used, so I ask if I could start a garden club. So a plot of 100 ft. by 150ft. was prepared to grow a garden. Carroll County Cattlemen group put a fence around the garden plot. I held the first meeting with 12 students and their parents attending. ...
Professionally: I graduated from the University of Kentucky with a BS in Agronomy in 1997. I graduated from Western Kentucky University with an MA in Organizational Leadership in 2021. Programs: ... More
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