In the Natural Resources Class at the Venango Technology Center (Vo-Tech), students work on various projects including growing and selling plants each year at the school’s greenhouse.
Plans were changed when it was announced that school was
closed in March, but fortunately the plants were still able to go
out into the community.

Class Instructor Pete Lindey continued to take care of the greenhouse after the students were gone, and although it could not open to the public, many of the plants went to two local businesses—Agway and Core Goods.

Agway, located at 550 North Seneca Street, took many of the flowers and a few vegetable plants, and Core Goods, at 219 Seneca Street, was able to take many herb plants.

“The students work hard each year starting and caring for the plants, and I didn’t want all that effort and time to go to waste,” said Pete. “Not only did their plants find a home, but we are able to work with local businesses.”

The greenhouse was forced to shift the way they operate, but it also brought about some new ideas that Pete would like to implement with the class in future years.

Contact information for Vo-Tech, Agway, and Core Goods can be found in our Chamber Membership Directory at members.venangochamber.org/list.

This article was published in the Venango Chamber’s June 2020 VenangoWorks! Newsletter