Tending the Garden

By Steven L. Kohls

February 24, 2021 at 2:00 AM

Central Lakes College student Sheryl Delaney-Smith prunes basil plants Tuesday, Feb. 23, in the hydroponic sustainable greenhouse on campus. The nutrients for the plants are derived from a circulating water system which removes waste from farmed fish and circulates through the plants without the benefit of soil. The horticulture class members are preparing seed flats in anticipation of the annual CLC Horticulture Department plant sale scheduled for May. 6. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch

By Steven L. Kohls

I was raised on a farm in western Minnesota where I participated in 4-H, high school sports, and everything that farm kids do for fun after chores. Graduated from Ridgewater Community College with an AA degree and my first taste of newspapering. I worked a summer on the Ortonville Independent as a reporter and photographer.

Tending the Garden

As the month of February grinds on, Central Lakes College Students in Brainerd are tending hydroponic plants as part of their sustainable greenhouse and horticulture program.