Food From the 'Hood: A Growth Experience : The salad dressing company, owned and operated by students at Crenshaw High, gives them a stake in a real business. JAYNELL GRAYSON, Jaynell Grayson, 17, is a student owner of Food From the 'Hood, a Crenshaw High School project that's attracting acclaim not only for its creamy Italian salad dressing, Straight From the Garden, and the organically grown produce students sell at farmers markets, but for the college scholarships it provides students. With the help of food manufacturer Sweet Adelaide and salad-dressing entrepreneur Norris Bernstein and other professionals, the students have created, bottled and distributed their salad dressing to nearly 100 supermarkets and stores across the country. Jaynell was interviewed by Joy B. Davis. and
A Rich Harvest : Biology Teacher Makes Sure Her Students Get Their Hands Dirty While They Learn JAY B. DAVIS, After the 1992 riots, Crenshaw High biology teacher Tammy Bird, her students and volunteers turned a small vegetable patch on campus into Food From the 'Hood, a student-run garden and salad dressing business. With the help of a $50,000 grant from Rebuild L.A. and other funding, the project now provides 22 students business experience and college scholarships. The project puts into practice Bird's philosophy that hands-on teaching is the best way to learn. She was interviewed by Joy B. Davis. and
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