HANCOCK - Schools need food for their cafeterias, and one
teacher at Hancock Public Schools has a plan to get the freshest
produce possible by growing it on school property. At the
regular meeting Monday of the Board of Education, Hancock
Central High School science teacher Brian Rajdl gave a
presentation of a plan to grow vegetables in gardens and hoop
greenhouses, initially on the grounds of Gordon G. Barkell
Elementary School. Rajdl said if carried out as he envisions it,
the plan will involve students, faculty and staff, and members
of the community, including farmers and growers. Kurt
Hauglie/Daily Mining Gazette Members of the Hancock Public
Schools Board of Education during their regular meeting Monday
heard a presentation from Hancock Central High School science
teacher Brian Rajdl about a plan to grow vegetables for the
school cafeterias on school property. "It seems like people are
interested," he said. "We have enough room (on district
property) to grow all the food for the school." Rajdl said ther