DNAinfo/Howard A. Ludwig
MOUNT GREENWOOD — When faced with the challenge to solve hunger, students at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences chose to think local.
The 33 students in JaMonica Marion's agriculture education class last month launched a project called Backpack Foods. First, they'll raise money and collect donations of non-perishable foods at the high school in Mount Greenwood.
On this DNAinfo Radio Extra, Howard Ludwig discusses how the program works, and what the kids are learning:
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