BARREN COUNTY, Ky.- Elementary schools across Kentucky— including Red Cross, Park City and Austin Tracy — are celebrating Ag Education Week by showcasing the success of their student-grown vegetable gardens.

Students are growing fresh produce like green beans, tomatoes, squash, zucchini and cucumbers, which they even get to enjoy during lunchtime.

Lily Crowe, a fifth grader, proudly shared some of the vegetables they’ve grown.

But the program is about more than just gardening — it’s also about mentorship and career exploration. Barren County High School students are guiding younger kids, helping them learn practical skills that extend beyond the classroom.

Max Morrison, a sixth grader at Eastern Elementary, says he’s discovered a wide variety of agricultural careers he never knew exist

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