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Students Grow Hope at State Fair | Des Moines News
At the Iowa State Fair, a vibrant student-run garden blooms—fueled by FFA teens, community partnerships, and a mission to feed neighbors. Navigating heat, pesticide-free zones, and public interest, students grow okra and peppers while turning setbacks into creative solutions like kindness rock gardens. Partnering with the Food Bank of Iowa, they harvest hundreds of pounds of fresh produce annually, proving agriculture’s power to nourish, educate, and connect. This project revives dormant FFA chapters, turns hands-on learning into real-world impact, and shows how young growers are redefining…
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