FAIRBANKS — Last year, West Valley High School students unearthed a whopping 500 pound of potatoes from the school’s garden plot.

It was a notable feat, helped along by many people. It took years to achieve, according to science teacher Kate Doran.

“It’s gone through a lot of people and a lot of ideas,” she said.

When the garden began about six years ago, Doran said people were wondering how to use it, then people had to prepare the soil, which took a couple of years.