An SBE based in the automotive shop of a school that provides oil changes could make sure that the oil is recycled and educate its customers about the environmental advantages of keeping their cars in tune. Created as a positive response to the riots in South Central Los Angeles in 1992, FFH began as a garden at the high school where students grew organic produce for sale to local residents. This enterprise met an important community need, since many grocery stores had been destroyed in the riots. The SBE has evolved over time. Today, students continue to maintain a garden and in addition create recipes for salad dressings which are produced by a local salad dressing bottler.
Students learn horticulture and nutrition along with how to operate a successful business.
Profits from the business are used to provide scholarships for its student-owners.