Over 200 people crowded the Summerlin Library on March 2 as students from schools across the Las Vegas Valley gathered for a farmers market where they sold harvested fruits and vegetables from their school gardens.
Read MoreBy night, Eclipse Theaters, located in the Arts District in downtown Las Vegas, is an upscale, concierge-style 4K cinema showing first-run movies, independent films, and live music. But by day, these same theaters offer educational field trips to area students as part of the Cinema Learning Challenge (CLC) program.
Read MoreSouthern Nevada comprises the cities of Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas as well as Clark County. While the area is well known for its gaming, there are substantial efforts underway to make Southern Nevada a national leader in sustainability.
Read MoreFood grows in unlikely places — sometimes in the middle of a desert.
Nevada had 4,137 farms and ranches in 2012, 1,000 more than in 2007. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture counted 4,200. Most are in the north, but 792 were in Southern Nevada.
Read MoreAt Walter Bracken STEAM Academy, they still teach the three Rs: radishes, rhubarb and rutabagas.
The school’s garden has yielded such a bumper crop that it began selling herbs and vegetables to boutique restaurants.
Read MoreA recipient of the 2014 Southern Nevada Landscape Award, the Jacob Sportsman Memorial Garden at John S. Park Elementary School is maintained by the school's Organic Gardening Club.
Read MoreAt Walter Bracken STEAM Academy, they still teach the three Rs: radishes, rhubarb and rutabagas.
The school’s garden has yielded such a bumper crop that it began selling herbs and vegetables to boutique restaurants.
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