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PTK’s Live and Learn Greenhouse Has a Bumper Crop This Season
October 2021
PTK student and Greenhouse volunteer Corinne Marquardt tends to the plants in the greenhouse.
PTK student and Greenhouse Manager Tabitha Lrber
PTK student and Greenhouse volunteer Lucas Sicard waters the plants in the greenhouse
From left: PTK students Corinne Marquardt, Tabitha Leber and Lucas Sicard are dedicated volunteers at the Live and Learn Greenhouse.
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) students are continually tending to a variety of vegetables and plants that are already producing a bumper crop at the PTK Live and Learn Greenhouse.
Everything edible that is grown, is then donated to the HomePlate Food Pantry and Resource Center.
The PTK Live & Learn Greenhouse opened in July 2017 to connect people and the natural environment, and create a resource of healthy, nutrient-rich food for the Quinsigamond Community College community.
“The PTK Live and Learn Greenhouse is a hidden gem on our campus. Our students learn so much about the value of growing their own food. By donating what is grown, they are also seeing first-hand the benefits of their hard work, which is helping their fellow students,” said Bonnie Coleman, manager for Student Resources.
Beginning on November 1 - December 24, PTK will host its annual Poinsettia Sale, with proceeds benefiting the PTK Live and Learn Greenhouse.
Sizes and colors range from:
- 4.5 ROUND POTS $5.00
- Burgundy
- Princettia White
- Red
- White
- 6.5 ROUND POTS $12.00
- Marble
- Merlot
- Princettia White
- Red
- White
- 7.5 ROUND POTS $20.00
- Marble
- Maroon
- Pink & White
- Red
- Red & White
- White
- 8.5 ROUND POTS $25.00
- Red
- Red & White
- White
- 12” POINSETTIA BOWLS W/IVY $28.00
- Burgundy & White
- Red & White
- 6.5 Cactus $18.00
- Red
- White
- Pink
Plants are available for pick-up beginning November 29. Pre-orders are currently being accepted. Email Ms. Coleman at bcoleman [at] qcc.mass.edu for more information.
