Fallbrook students transform bare garden plot

FALLBROOK – What was once a simple plot of dirt has been transformed into a vibrant garden, thanks to the collaborative efforts of Fallbrook STEM Academy first-grade students, the Village Garden Club of La Jolla and the expertise of Master Gardeners from UCCE San Diego. Inspired by the first-grade science curriculum on the structure and function of plants, the school sought to create an educational garden space to enhance student learning and engagement.

"We have long looked at this plot of dirt and wished we could turn it into a thriving garden," first grade teachers Dee Jarvis and Sandra Rei...