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title: "Students at Fresno County's Juvenile Justice Campus learn life skills through hort class"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/6e0d5914-cc65-4bb7-a5a0-5424b11b9093
source: "Lawn & Landscape"
original_url: https://www.lawnandlandscape.com/students-at-fresno-county-juvenile-justice-campus-learn-life-skills-through-horticulture-class
category: "Home Services"
industry: "Home Services"
published: 2026-05-01T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-05-09T15:30:04.531Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1556909114-f6e7ad7d3136?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Students at Fresno County's Juvenile Justice Campus learn life skills through hort class

**TL;DR:** Students at Fresno County's Juvenile Justice Campus are learning life skills through a horticulture class where they care for their own gardens. The class provides job training and allows students to earn certifications.

*originally published in Lawn & Landscape on 2026-05-01. [Read the original](https://www.lawnandlandscape.com/students-at-fresno-county-juvenile-justice-campus-learn-life-skills-through-horticulture-class).*

## Story

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advertisementId=69444&websiteId=1&profileId=538458629&uuid=62068ca2-fb5f-404c-991f-9c7d4874cfa6) Students at Fresno County's Juvenile Justice Campus learn life skills through hort class Students care for their own designated gardens from start to finish. Posted by Jimmy Miller, Digital Editor, Lawn & Landscape Published May 01, 2026 \| Updated April 30, 2026 Listen to article / EDITOR'S NOTE: This story originally comes from ABC30 and can be read in full on its website. Students at the Juvenile Justice Campus in Fresno County are flourishing in a Career Technical Education class.

Students care for their own designated gardens from start to finish. Principal Nick Moreno says it gets students involved in something outside of traditional schooling. Scroll to continue with content [](https://api.

gie.net/a/click?advertisementId=69409&websiteId=1&profileId=538458629&uuid=62068ca2-fb5f-404c-991f-9c7d4874cfa6) "For a lot of our students, this is the first time that they've been responsible for something of their own.

They really take ownership of that," Moreno said. Moreno says the programs give students job training and allow them the opportunity to earn certifications. Get curated news on YOUR industry.

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## Entities

- Home Services (sector)
- Lawn & Landscape (publication)
- life skills (topic)
- job training (topic)
- Jimmy Miller (person)
- Fresno County's Juvenile Justice Campus (location)
- Nick Moreno (person)
- hort class (topic)
- career technical education (topic)

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Originally reported by Lawn & Landscape (https://www.lawnandlandscape.com/students-at-fresno-county-juvenile-justice-campus-learn-life-skills-through-horticulture-class). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/6e0d5914-cc65-4bb7-a5a0-5424b11b9093).