As the cold weather begins to set in, most of the crops have been harvested and sold, canned or preserved for future use. But one entity is continuing to grow and use crops, and will do so all through the cold winter months.
Tucker County High School FFA Instructor Terry Hauser said the group is growing things like lettuce, onions, beets, greens and Swiss chard in the greenhouse through the winter.
“We are increasing our lettuce production to justify heating the greenhouse in the winter,” Hauser said. “We sell the lettuce first to the school cafeteria, not only at the high school, but at the other two county schools. Then, we sell what we have left to the general public.”