Grants will let students see all aspects of agriculture
Students at Summit Elementary School have dug garden beds, seeded plants and tended to their sprouts throughout this school year, but the building needs even more equipment to continue farming efficiently.
Butler Area School District will use a $25,000 grant from the Department of Agriculture to buy a tractor for the school, which students will not be able to drive, but will watch to see how tilling is done.
David Andrews, instructional coach for student engagement at the Butler Area School District, said this Agriculture and Youth Grant, and a $30,000 Urban Agriculture Infrastructure Grant the district also received, will give students a full view of farming.
“We found doing all these activities that we just need some machinery, from moving soil to tilling,” Andrews said. “We want the students to see all the parts of agriculture.”
