Students learn about plant growth in class

By CLARE BECKER/Missourian

April 26, 2009 | 8:34 p.m. CDT

Mitch Tucker, left, examines asparagus growth with instructor Bobby Johnson during the Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture's open house Sunday. The Center assists with a demonstration garden, cultivated and monitored by Johnson's students from his class, "Sustainable Development in Downtown Columbia."