With higher food prices and the threat of a food shortage, you might be thinking about growing some of your own. Urban gardens are catching on. And, we've learned two schools are showing students how to do it.

It's a dirty lesson teachers don't fuss about.

Alexis Franco has her own garden at Eugene Field Elementary.

"I have squash, cantaloupe, strawberries everywhere," she says. "I live in apartments, so we don't have any room and we tried to do flower pots, but kids would just run around and mess with them."

So, the global garden has opened a gate of paradise for her and other students. Many of them live in apartments in the area.

"They do eat the food and it's healthy food," says Heather Oakley. "And right now, this neighborhood doesn't have access to healthy food."

Oakley teaches them how to grow flowers, vegetables and herbs. But, they aren't just urban farmers.

"They're also changing our community, making it a place where people can come together, work together in a positive environment. We talk about conflict resolution and how to solve problems together, how our garden can help people."

It's so impressive the Junior League is working with another school to expand the program.

"We are helping the one at Rosa Parks get off the ground," says Amy James. "We have volunteers who work there in the afternoon with the children."

And, the children have their own space. They make their own decisions about what to plant. At the same time, they're growing, too."

The students are actually growing things they can sell. They've already sold pesto. And, one of the students plans to take some mint she just cut to the farmer's market.

You can buy some of those fresh products like herbs and flowers Saturday at the farmer's market. Students will be there at 15th and Peoria from 7 a.m. until 11.