Specialty Crop

Students enrolled in the special education program at Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary School participate in a variety of activities, including gardening. Students learn basic aspects of horticulture, plant sciences, gardening, and greenhouse management as they grow vegetables, fruits, and flowers (including pollinators) in a geodome greenhouse and outdoor raised beds. They help prepare soils, select and plant seeds, transplant starts, provide nutrients and water, care for plants, and then harvest, clean, and enjoy fresh produce. Produce is used in the school lunch program and donated to the Guernsey Senior Center.