Living with the cold during North Dakota's often brutal winter months is just a fact of life in the upper Midwest, and greenhouses have become popular additions at a number of area schools.
Max High School agriculture instructor Amanda Huettke said the greenhouse has been a boon for the students and the staff, affording them ample opportunities to get hands-on experiences in cultivating and experimenting with a variety of plants throughout the year.
"We haven't had it for very long, like five or six years maybe. We have a greenhouse that we use throughout the year to do transplants, cuttings, and grow plants and different things like that. They use it for some science classes as well. We have a community garden that we grow every year, so we use it for flowers and different things that we plant around town," Huettle said.
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