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Joel Bos stands outside Sayéik: Gastineau Community School, rinsing tray after tray of freshly harvested potatoes with a hose. He’s a naturalist with Discovery Southeast, a nonprofit that connects Juneau residents to the outdoors. They partnered with the school to build and maintain a garden.

Bos has been working with students on the project. He said they participate in every part of the process, from planting seeds to eating the crops.

“Now this is not just something that one person is doing here as, like, kind of on the side, this is an entire school event, and that, to me, is really special,” Bos said.

There’s still more to harvest, including several beds of carrots. Bos said those are his favorite v

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