All the many vegetables students are currently harvesting from the Ethel A. Jacobsen Elementary School garden in Surf City began as seeds planted between February and April. The seedlings were tended to in a light garden in one of the E.J. classrooms until, in June, all grades took to the outdoor garden to help transplant the plants.

Now, with the new school year in full swing, small hands are back in the dirt, with a couple of new “farm-to-table” collaborations – with food service provider Sodexo and NYC-based hot sauce company Small Axe Peppers –…