Farming Experience News Today

Students in 10 communities across Saskatchewan are learning the process of agriculture in the province by being introduced to seeding to harvesting their own food.

Cnns john zarrella visits a unique farming experience. >> in the shadow of high rises, a garden of greens, turnips, broccoli, and something called spinach. here, once a week on wednesdays, small family farmers sell their produce. this is over town, smack in the downtown middle of miami. in a unique way, this farmers market fills that void. here, eddie stewart can use cash or his ebt card, known as food stamps, to fill his bag with fruits and vegetables. this is the brain child of this chef. ther...

Arent those pretty? >> reporter: apparently green eggs arent just found in the dr. seuss classic. >> you almost dont want to eat it because its so pretty. >> i know. >> reporter: were at the organic soul food chicken farm an hour from san francisco. its a business that stirs such passion that loyal customers refused quite literally to let go down in flames. >> after a fire killed 1200 chicks and destroyed their coops last september, alexis kofa and her husband eric thought the struggling farm th...

From that. its just too hard. >> reporter: starting the farm wasnt easy. alexis and her husband had no farming experience. she was in marketing. he was a structural engineer. yet as soon as they began selling their chicken eggs, many chefs from the finest local restaurants, including alice waters from the nationally renowned cehz pannisse, said it was among the best theyd ever tasted. >> grow something that really is tasty, ill buy it all. >> reporter: the farm was saved not just because of its ...