Why SustAg?

 

Why do high school students pick Sustainable Agriculture to take for their science course?  

Students sit in a class for 6 hours a day and often lose focus and get overwhelmed.  Sustainable Agriculture is a great way to breath fresh air while enjoying the outdoors working with nature.  Sustainability is a huge part in world today and this class keeps the world more sustainable everyday.  The class focuses on working with your classmates as a team. Most of the time the class is out on the farm working on their management job or their one bed project.  Students are paired up with a group at the beginning the school year. There are four different jobs. The four jobs are Compost, Watering, Maintenance and Companions. Everyone has one job for four weeks before rotating to the next job.  You and your group participate in these jobs to help keep the farm in shape. Along the way you start learning more and more about the different tasks needed to make the project a success. The more information you know about your job the better you can do.  Sustainable Agriculture is all about teamwork. Everyone plays an important role to ensure the farm runs is productive and run smoothly. I believe this is what makes the class interesting and special.

I asked students from my class why they picked pick Sustainable Agriculture. JD told me that he wanted to learn the principles of Sustainability.  Chad was interested in the environmental field. He thought it would be cool to take a class that was outdoors and different. These students knew it would be special class.  

The class is something most of us look forward to every day.  It is one of the most enjoyable parts of the school day. I suggest you take Sustainable Agriculture to learn about environmental issues, teamwork and how to make our world more sustainable and productive.

--Zach