Giles County Agricultural Land Lab

Giles County Agricultural Land Lab The goal of the Giles County Agriculture Land Lab is to create a hands-on learning experience for students to study all aspects of production agriculture.

In 2014 an outpouring of support from local producers, the Giles County Board of Supervisors, and the School Board cleared and fenced nearly 40 acres behind Giles High School. In January of 2015 heifers donated by local cattle producers and a borrowed bull were brought to the land lab. Students from GHS & NHS have aided in building the infrastructure of the lab. Cattle handling facilities, water t

roughs, fencing and two large high tunnel greenhouses have been designed and constructed by students from both high schools. Classes put to use knowledge learned in the classroom to work with hands on exercises. The Agriculture Land Lab's mission is classroom quality instruction in and about agriculture that utilizes a "learning by doing" philosophy while incorporating math, reading, social studies; and physical, chemical, and biological sciences in to each course. Intructors:

Narrows High--
Jessica Gwaltney

Giles High--
Bryan Strader/Haylie Thompson

Land Lab Farm Manager--
Chris Townsend


For more information you can contact Kevin White, Giles County Tech Center Administrator at [email protected]

Address

Pearisburg, VA
24134

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4pm
Friday 7:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+15409211166

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