Renaissance High School Farm and Garden Program

Renaissance High School (RHS) Farm and Garden Program is a dynamic learning environment where students experiment growing their own vegetables, fruit and flowers in both an outdoor and greenhouse setting. We strive to teach horticulture and agronomic skill sets through an active hands on farm curriculum as well as a rigorous academic classroom component. We want to prepare our students for competitive jobs in the industry while also giving a comprehensive overview of local and global food system issues so that they can be better informed food consumers while improving their personal health and that of our community. RHS is a continuation high school that serves the Pajaro Valley in Santa Cruz County. RHS's mission is to respond to and address each students’ academic, social, emotional, attitudinal, and behavioral challenges. Located in Watsonville, CA our student body is 95% Latino, which is representative of the surrounding urban and rural agricultural populations.