Agricultural Education at Florin School in California

Amy Spithorst teaches high school students agriculture with hands on experience at the agricultural school within Florin school in California.

Agricultural Education at Florin School in California Amy Spithorst: Hi. My name is Amy Spithorst and I’m an AG Tech Academy teacher here at Florin High School. Here at Florin High School we really have a diverse set of learners that are attracted to the AG program. We have over 850 students enrolled. Kyle Cost: When I first started at Florin, I knew nothing about agricultural. It was totally new to me and totally foreign. Right now like I know everything about it and I know that without it you’re basically nowhere in this world. Amy Spithorst: The program is a comprehensive agriculture program and we’re a school within a school here at Florin High School. We teach with other academic teachers and we’re the career core in agriculture. Kyle Cost: My favorite part about AG is definitely working with all the animals. We research all sorts of different types of farming and trying to get new ways of improving our green house and better ways to make a garden. Jasmin Tuner: Before I didn’t really realize how important it was to be consistent with the watering and checking all the plants making sure there are no bugs or anything like that. Amy Spithorst: In the United States we are one of most plentiful food supplies and it comes from having good farming and ranching practices and I think it’s very important fro our students to be a part of that, to understand it as they go on to be future voters. They can make good decisions. Jasmin Tuner: It’s important because this is how we eat. People study plants and different fruits and vegetables and this is what we need. AG Tech is awesome program. I loved it.