At the beginning of the school year, FFA representatives stopped by Hamilton Central School in Hamilton, N.Y., bearing gifts: vegetable seeds to grow starter plants in the school’s greenhouse. Today those plants are thriving so much they’re providing tomatoes, Swiss chard and peppers for the school’s salad bar during lunch.
“I chose to do this as part of our class and I’m glad I did,” Hamilton senior Victoria Hayduke-Toomath told the Observer-Dispatch. “It’s such a relaxing atmosphere and we’re surrounded by all these lush green plants,” she said.
Hamilton seniors Victoria Hayduke-Toomath, left, and Jessica Armlin tend the vegetables growing in their school greenhouse in Hamilton, N.Y. (Photo by CAROLYN GODFREY, Mid-York Weekly