BUCKFIELD — The agricultural program at Buckfield Junior-Senior High School has received $12,000 for an outdoor classroom, a greenhouse and an entrepreneurial skills program.

The school’s one-acre vegetable garden has received state and national awards.

Middle school teachers Gretchen Kimball and Annette Caldwell, with support from other teachers, parents and community members, were successful in getting a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education Grant for a 24- by 20-foot outdoor classroom, a $5,000 grant from Maine Agriculture in the Classroom for entrepreneurial studies, and a $2,000 grant from the Whole Foods Foundation for a 12- by 30-foot hoop-style greenhouse.

The outdoor classroom will be erected next to the garden by volunteers. Parent Randy Smith will oversee the project.

The open-sided building will allow students to conduct experiments and plant seedlings to be transferred to the greenhouse, Caldwell said.

The greenhouse will be used to extend the harvest, as well, she said.

High school science teacher Caleb McNaughton will direct his technology class to erect the greenhouse in the spring.

Kimball said all middle school teachers will take part in the entrepreneurial unit, which calls for students to develop business plans based on agriculture, create a product, and sell them.

“The primary goal is to heighten agricultural awareness,” Kimball said.

Derek Salisbury, an eighth-grader from Hartford, and two other students plan to develop a maple syrup business. Jarrod Todd, a seventh-grader from Sumner, wants to make and sell salsa.

“My mom has a garden with tomatoes, peppers and cilantro. I am looking for recipes and want to try them this weekend,” he said.

Other ideas being considered include healthy dog treats, people snacks and worm farms.