Florence Elementary put out a request for help in soils/gardening. Because of their location, the vast majority of the students are never around a flower or vegetable garden. In an effort to answer their request, the Boone County Cooperative Extension Service offered a soils/vegetable lesson. 215 3rd and 4th grade students learned about the appropriate make up of soil, proper aeration, and why vegetables/fruits are important to our diet. The lesson ended with each student filling a pot with potting mix and planting lettuce to take home, nurture, and eat. 92% of the students said that this was their first venture in gardening and 96% said they now had a better understanding of why farmers spent so much time working their ground before, during, and after the growing season.