BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Students here at Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard have the chance to get their hands dirty and learn how to grow their own food.

This olive harvest has become a yearly tradition at the Buena Vista Edible Schoolyard, connecting students to the food growing right outside their classroom.

The Edible Schoolyard carefully hand-picks olives from the 350-plus tree orchard surrounding the school, a process that demonstrates how food is grown and harvested in Kern County.

Dylan Wilson, is the Executive Director of programs for the Grimm Family Education Foundation and he says “Getting students involved in the seed-to-table cycle means we’re connecting students to food every single day. It’s not just in the garden, it’s not just in the kitchen — it’s combined, and when w

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