North Carolina may be one of the most agriculturally diverse states in the nation, but as rates of agricultural literacy decline among younger generations, teaching middle and high school students where their food comes from - and how to grow more – becomes a vital strategy for combating food insecurity, preventing malnutrition and maintaining the environment.

Unnecessary disciplinary action against neurodiverse students in K-12 schools isn’t an issue most middle-schoolers think about, much less venture to resolve.