BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 6 -- Boise State University issued the following news release:

On a recent hot afternoon, students from Boise State's environmental studies and conservation courses visited Global Gardens. The nonprofit supports farmers who came to the U.S. as refugees. Farmers grow chemical-free produce for local markets and community-supported agriculture, or CSAs, that deliver vegetables to weekly subscribers. The organization sells produce to local restaurants and shares it with food pantries.

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Throughout the afternoon, students collected soil and air temperatures at the garden on the Boise Bench - one of eight Global Garden sites in the city. The...