By Nedda

      Sustainable Agriculture is Redwood's newest and most talked about class. Many of the students, including myself, decided to take Sustainable Agriculture for the alternative classroom experience. Splitting our time 60-40 between classroom and farm time, Sustainable Agriculture is the only class at Redwood, besides PE, that allows students to spend the majority of their instructional class time outside.
        Being able to get out of the stiff classroom setting and being able to spend time outside can be extremely beneficial to students mental health. One student, Parker Berman says, "I decided to take Sustainable Agriculture mainly because I like the outdoors and being outside a lot. The earth and sun is calming and helps to take the stress away after a whole day of writing, listening, and sitting." While some students aim for the outdoorsy experience, other students enjoy Sustainable Agriculture for the life experience, and being able to make a difference. Sust. Ag. student Rory Baker says, "I took this class so I could learn the basic skill of knowing how to grow food for yourself. I also think it's pretty cool how we make reuse and recycle almost everything on the farm, and don't need to waste anything."
        Sustainable Agriculture is a very good option to consider when deciding which classes to take, not only is it applicable to real life, but it is an excellent alternative to the classic, in door, classroom setting.