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| Bernard Terrace Elementary School students visit the SU Ag Center's Swine Unit on Oct. 22. |
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| Stephanie Elwood speaks to students about plant safety inside one of the SU Ag Center's greenhouses. |
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| Elwood picks fresh herbs for the students to smell and taste during a tour of the SU Ag Center's Sustainable Urban Agriculture Demonstration Farm on Oct. 22. |
Baton Rouge, La. – Forty-five
first, second and third grade students in the Bernard Terrace Elementary School’s
gifted program held a field trip on the Southern University Ag Center’s campus on
Oct. 22.
During their visit, the
students in Mr. Bender and Mrs. Williams’ classes toured the SUAREC’s
Swine Unit facility with the leadership of Mr. Kevin Belizard.
SU Ag Center Assistant
Extension Specialist Stephanie Elwood led tours of the Center’s greenhouses and
Sustainable Urban Agriculture Demonstration Farm, which is maintained by Dr.
Dawn Mellion-Patin and Zanetta Augustine. The tours provided the students with
an opportunity to see where researchers study plants and the types of plants
and herbs that are grown in the greenhouses and on the Urban Farm.
“There are two important
questions that you need to remember any time you are in someone’s greenhouse or
garden,” said Elwood. “The first is can I eat this? Some plants can make you sick or even kill you if you eat them. The second is did you spray
anything on this? So always remember to ask those two questions,” warned Elwood.
The students ended their
visit by having a picnic in the Urban Farm.
Special thanks to Kevin
Belizard, Joyce Tubbs, Mila Berhane, LaKeeshia G. Lusk and Stephanie Elwood for
making this field trip a success.
About
the Sustainable Urban Agriculture Demonstration Farm
The Southern University
Ag Center’s Sustainable Urban Agriculture Demonstration Farm is a show-and-tell
garden for the public. This educational garden gives information on vegetable
varieties, planting instruction, composting techniques, and other relevant
information. Farm tours are available throughout the year. To schedule a tour, contact Dawn
Mellion-Patin or Zanetta Augustine at 225-771-2242.
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