The agriculture teacher at Tomales High has a vision for the empty field lying behind the school’s tennis courts: Bill Costanzo sees a livestock barn, a small greenhouse and apple and pear orchards.

The trustees of Shoreline Unified School District, who heard the proposal at their regular meeting last Thursday, have already expanded on his vision—they see the cafeteria serving up the vegetables grown in the greenhouse tended by Mr. Costanzo’s students.

Tomales High has…