Escalante Middle School students are finding fresh ways to cultivate herbs and produce in a thriving greenhouse class—even in the dead of winter. Through a warm, flourishing hydroponic oasis, they’re stocking the school cafeteria while discovering the value of hands-on agriculture.

Jiangyi Village in Jiangsu Province is seeing a surge in okra production, with daily yields surpassing 1,000 kilograms. Covering nearly five hectares, this farmland supplies wholesale markets in Shanghai and throughout the province.