National Association of Agricultural Educators



News Release

For more information:

Julie Fritsch, NAAE Communications/Marketing Coordinator

Phone: (859) 257-2224

Fax: (859) 323-3919

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 2013

Preston High School Agriculture Teacher Selected for Educator Award

LAS VEGAS – Josh Evans, agricultural educator at Preston High School in Preston, Idaho, is one of only six individuals nationwide who received the National Association of Agricultural Educators Ideas Unlimited Award on Dec. 7 at the NAAE annual convention in Las Vegas.

To increase the efficiency of seeding plants while also decreasing the amount of wasted potting media in his school greenhouse, Evans designed and created a greenhouse media table. Using two 55-gallon plastic barrels, plywood and a metal mesh tabletop, Evans created a potting work table that his students could use to fill pots and bedding flats, store potting media, reduce the amount of potting media on the ground and help speed up clean-up.

“I estimate, that in the planting of over 200 flats of bedding plants and 50 twelve-inch hanging baskets, we have saved over three cubic feet of potting media,” Evans said. “This is a savings of thirty dollars to the program, which is equal to three flats of flowers. With that much soil being collected, it also increases the efficiency of clean up time at the conclusion of class. This addition to the greenhouse program has been a great asset.”

Evans’ table is 4 feet wide by 4 feet long and 32 inches tall. A half-barrel is mounted at each end of the hinged tabletop. The tabletop is framed below with angle iron, directing any dropped potting media into a barrel half that is mounted underneath like a drawer, easily sliding out so that all potting media swept off the table can be dumped back into the side mounted media barrels. These side media barrels are covered with wooden lids, allowing for more table-top workspace and closed storage of the potting media.

Each of the six regional Ideas Unlimited winners was recognized at the NAAE convention in Las Vegas. Delmar Cengage Learning sponsors the Ideas Unlimited Award. NAAE is the professional association for agricultural educators. Its mission is “professionals providing agricultural education for the global community through visionary leadership, advocacy and service.” The NAAE office is located in Lexington, Ky.

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Voice: (859) 257-2224 or (800) 509-0204

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