Jeff Hicken Horticultural Learning Center opens at Sauk Prairie School District, will help Ag Program

Jeff Hicken Horticultural Learning Center opens at Sauk Prairie School District, will help Ag Program


Sauk Prairie School District and community members came together on May 6 to open the Jeff Hicken Horticultural Learning Center at the high school. The new greenhouse’s grand opening also happened to be the last day of the Sauk Prairie plant sale as well. Fundraising chair BJ Chrisler had the following to say: “The opening of the Jeff Hicken Horticultural Learning Center is a great addition to the Sauk Prairie Agricultural Education program. The addition of this space will allow the program to build the farm to fork program where vegetables, leafy greens, and micro greens will be able to be grown by students and then utilized in the school food service program. It also allows for a space that is setup well for classroom and lab instruction and is spacious enough to allow access to all students. The space also allows the students to do unique trials to test how different forms of light spectrums can impact the growth of plants. The biggest thing though is this space reminds us to celebrate the lasting legacy of Jeff Hicken. An Ag Teacher who believed in a progressive ag program that changed with the times and industry. A program rooted in production agriculture but also strong in the other areas of natural resources, horticulture, food science, and aquaculture. This space serves as a beacon to what we as a community can do and build when we work together for the next generation.”

Sauk Prairie School District and community members came together on May 6 to open the Jeff Hicken Horticultural Learning Center at the high school. The new greenhouse’s grand opening also happened to be the last day of the Sauk Prairie plant sale as well.

 

 


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