TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Just in time for Homecoming, Florida A&M University students are showcasing a new way to grow, learn and connect on campus.

“This is what the ‘A’ in FAMU represents. Now we can showcase the work we put into some of the farms located off campus,” said co-founder and graduate student Dillon Ford.

The project was founded by graduate student Ford and student leader Aaron Francis to help students develop hands-on experience on campus.

“If you ask a lot of people where their food comes from, they are going to say the grocery store, but the food doesn’t come from the grocery store, it comes from the soil, the work of farmers,” Francis said.

Students have transformed a patch of land into First Fruits , a hands-on education garden featuring:

An edible garden

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