Southeastern Community College officially opened its new $375,000 greenhouse on Sept. 25. The greenhouse was paid for through the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund. The greenhouse is part of ongoing efforts to modernize agribusiness education in the county.
“This new greenhouse is opening doors to hands-on learning for our agribusiness students,” instructor Dan Hinshaw said. “Shortly, they will begin the planning process for spring sales, and they’ll gain skills in using controllers for irrigation, propagation methods, marketing the products and customer service. Many of these are skills they can integrate into whichever pathway of agriculture they work in.”
N.C. Rep. Brenden Jones praised Southeastern Community College as a “beacon of the North Carolina Community College System.” He said the new greenhouse was a testament to the commitment of education, innovation and the future of our agriculture community.
McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture handled the greenhouse construction, while Bill Worley and Sons General Contractors built the foundation. Contact Hinshaw at dawn.hinshaw@sccnc.edu or (910) 788-6275 for information about plant sales in the greenhouse.
A full video of the Ribbon Cutting and Agribusiness Expansion Ceremony appears below.
