Business manager Jessica Burns (left) and HIS senior Kayla Sloan respond to residents' questions about the school.
Moving into New Territory HIS Joins Local Farmers Market
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his school year, the agriculture program at Holbrook Indian School (HIS) has begun to move beyond the classroom toward real-world experience. HIS has started participating in the local Flagstaff farmers market, with agriculture director Daniel Nicholls introducing the school’s produce and students into new territory. Every Sunday in Flagstaff, Arizona, large crowds of people flock to the downtown area to visit the farmers market and buy locally grown produce and other items. Vendors from as far away as Phoenix make the trip to take advantage of the crowds. With HIS less than an hour and a half away, Nicholls makes the trip with students with the goal of connecting the school with a larger community through the sale of produce. “While the primary desire for our produce is that it goes to the cafeteria, we also sell some produce to customers off-campus,” Nicholls explained. “We have been running a small operation selling produce to families in the area for several years. This has been reasonably successful, but the
HIS Agricultural Director Daniel Nicholls
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