The Center for Rural Affairs is working with schools across the state of Nebraska to revamp greenhouse programs.
While school greenhouses can be utilized in a variety of ways, the goal is the cultivation of nutritious produce that can be returned to the study body, bringing the greenhouse into the cafeteria.
Greenhouses can serve as knowledge centers helping to instruct the next generation on where their food comes from and how they can be the next to grow it. Providing healthy meals and a rich agriculture education grows the sustainability of communities and their food systems.
The guide can assist teachers, administrators, FFA instructors, and students in:
- Forming a greenhouse committee,
- Creating a purpose and goals for a greenhouse,
- Establishing a greenhouse curriculum,
- Designing and maintaining a greenhouse system, and
- Creating a managing a production plan.
The toolkit also includes a list of online resources instructor and students can turn to for further instruction.