Salem teacher recognized for helping kids get their hands dirty

Fourth grade teacher Stephanie Madison checks up on recently hatched chicks at Myers Elementary School on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter)

Stephanie Madison is adept at conjuring lots of food from very little land.

The Myers Elementary School teacher said she’s grown over 100 pounds of produce on one-fifth of an acre of land in the middle of Salem, thanks to square foot gardening and fruit trees.

About two years ago, she moved…

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