BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Farm to School Month highlights the efforts of schools, early care centers, farmers and communities to bring healthy, local food to students and to educate them about agriculture, nutrition and sustainability.

The Innovation School in Bismarck doesn’t take the month lightly, especially since they are a school in one of the biggest agricultural states in the nation.

“I think North Dakota, in general, is very proud of our roots. Quite literally. And as teachers, we really want to instill in our students that being from a state that’s really heavy on agriculture, how important that is, and how much that actually has to do in their daily lives,” said Kelsy Achtenberg, a teacher at The Innovation School.

A hydroponic garden is a method of growing plants without soil,

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