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US (KS): Gardeners tour Emporia High School greenhouse

Thursday evening the Emporia Gardeners of America met at Emporia High School for a tour of the school’s greenhouse.

Frances Wecker, Emporia High School educator and science department head explained the EHS botany program’s transition to an Agriculture Plant Pathway. This is the first year the school is offering the Agriculture Plant Pathway.

The Emporia High School greenhouse is home to many different plants. The temperature is regulated by technology, has a built-in misting system and has several hyrdroponic towers where students are growing lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers and herbs.

According to Wecker, the current greenhouse facility is about 10 years old and prior to that there was another greenhouse. She estimated EHS has had a greenhouse for about 20 years.

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