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At Paul Quinn College, where once there was a football field, now there’s an organic farm. It’s not just a symbol of renewal for this once-struggling historically black college in Dallas; it’s where students work to pay tuition.

The college couldn’t afford to run a football team so they turned into an organic farm that produces 20,000 pounds of organic vegetables per year. The produce is sold to high end restaurants with 10% donated to the surrounding community in need.

In the video below Hari Sreenivasan explores how students learn to understand the expectations of a career while gaining a liberal arts education. Check it out below..

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In all that time an electric wire has never been connected to our house. We haven’t gotten or paid an electricity bill in over 40 years, but we have all the electricity we want. We grow everything we need, here, in our small backyard. We also have a small medicinal garden for tough times. Read More Here...


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