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  • May 15th 2009 Issue
  • Young grafters

    Apple grafting is a highlight of some high school horticulture classes.

    Professor emeritus Joe Sabol keeps alive his passion for education by coordinating and teaching an apple grafting workshop for California high schools. What do agriculture teachers do when they retire? Joe Sabol, he found a way to continue to excite and motivate students in horticulture by starting an apple grafting program in high schools. For three decades Sabol taught agriculture education classes at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, preparing future ag teachers for the classroom. After retirement, it was only natural that he found a way to stay connected with students. The idea for the high school apple […]

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