The greenhouse at Marysville Pilchuck High School seemed beyond saving. Dense blackberry bushes hugged the exterior. Grass, weeds and wildflowers obscured the surrounding paths.
The interior was no better. Vines and branches reached from floor to ceiling, covering rows of wooden tables. Even what was once a complex irrigation system was filled with even more blackberries.
The greenhouse is a relic, left over from the Marysville School District's extensive agriculture program that boasted an off-campus farm with horses, goats and chickens. The greenhouse was a space on the school's campus for students to learn how to grow plants for themselves.
When a teacher's retirement, lack of funding and declining interest led to the end of the agriculture program, the greenhouse followed suit. It continued to deteriorate through the years, a derelict mystery just steps away from the school's classrooms and day care.
Earlier this year, biology teachers Kayla Carter and Claire Luvera decided to act.
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