If they grow it, kids will eat it. And in Glen Ullin, elementary students are getting their hands dirty and growing their own microgreens. The good news: they're also learning some important lessons about where their food comes from.
Rebecca Adam is passionate about two things: microgreens and kids. On this day, she's able to combine the two. Adam is helping fourth graders at Glen Ullin Elementary plant their own microgreens. They're planting peas and broccoli.
She hopes this tray will soon be filled with broccoli plants. She's not so sure she'll like the taste of it, but she is sure she'll try it. The North Dakota Ag Department hopes even if Opp doesn't like the taste of the microgreens, she'll be excited about growing them herself and learning about where food comes from.
"When kids know where their food is grown, they're so much more likely to be engaged and interested in it," said Jenna Nieters, a local foods marketing specialist with the N.D. Department of Agriculture.
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