The town of Lakin turns the old tennis court into a community garden

Wichita, People’s Lakin High School students are working towards a transition to beautification. Work is possible from the Kearny County Wellness Coalitions grant reception in 2019 to start the garden.

We just started thinking we’re an farming community, the kind of industry here, and it just seemed right to re-use the courts this way, Jear White, director of the Kearny County Wellness Coalition, said.

The hope is to give community members a place to grow fresh produce and also educate students.

It provides them with a lot of hands-on experience and real-life learning so they can go on to school so they can be in a class like this. So I was excited about that, said Jennifer Wright, a agriculture teacher at Lakin High School.

Wright said the outdoor learning area and greenhouse will increase opportunities for their students. Connor Hudson, a senior at Lakin High School, said he is passionate about agriculture and believes the community garden will pique interest in students.

(It’s) really great for us just because we get all of our students involved in it and you know that outside of it and a lot of learning experiences come with it, Hudson said.

Students and other community members will work together to get the community garden open by the end of September.

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