From farm to table: Students at Waukesha North learn how to grow and cook food

WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- From planting their own herbs to cooking their own food, students at Waukesha North Highschool learned the importance of how food grows, while doing some growing of their own.

Plate by plate and scoop by scoop, the lunch time rush fills the classroom.

"So far everybody is really happy, they said it's delicious," said Juliana Wischer, a family and consumer teacher. 

This isn't your average cafeteria food. 

“I’ve heard from different tables that they like different things," said Wischer. 

It's food that's grown right in the room.

“We picked out our own recipes and then came up with herbs we could put in our hydroponic unit," said Lydia Knebel, a student. 

For Knebel, there's pride in serving these dishes. 

“They said it was really good. They asked about what was in it and it felt great that I could explain it," said Knebel. 

It's been a two-month process to know where ingredients come from and to pit those skills to use. 

“Now being able to see a seed grow to fruition and use those to make recipes has been really interesting," said Wischer. 

It's a process that seen growth in more ways than one. 

 “For them to try something out of their comfort zone," said Wischer.