Seton Harvest held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 17 to formally open a new greenhouse that is devoted to hydroponics. The ministry is partnering with St. Vincent Evansville and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, using funds from a Wellborn Baptist Foundation grant to support healthy eating and active living. The financial support is known as the HEAL Grant.
In 2017, the Welborn Baptist Foundation, Inc., awarded the HEAL Grant of $125,024 to St. Vincent Evansville to launch the Healthy Harvest program.
Since that time, the grant-supported Seton Harvest’s construction of the greenhouse and hydroponic system, which will allow for year-round growth of produce. Seton Harvest’s new greenhouse and hydroponics system are expected to produce 6,000-7,000 pounds of fresh produce each year. This, coupled with Seton Harvest’s traditionally-farmed, naturally-grown produce, will allow the farm to exceed its previous harvests by an estimated 50 percent in 2018.
