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Vol. 17, Issue 16
State-of-the-art greenhouse re-opens at École St-Michel By Mark Ribble Mme Serrah Gossmann had a vision back in 2016 to launch the building of a functioning greenhouse for her students at École élémentaire catholique Saint-Michel (St-Michel) in Leamington to learn in. According to Mme Gossmann, the project had a simple goal: to offer all students at St-Michel a concrete, living learning environment deeply rooted in the agricultural community.
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Verts”, which trans- greenhouse belongs to here is not only plants passions. Today, we are not just lates to green thumbs in you, first and foremost. — it is your skills, your English, have been duti- Take care of it, bring it creativity, your sense of opening a greenhouse. fully tending to the crops to life, help it grow,” she responsibility, and per- We are opening a door to said. “What you cultivate haps even your future the future.” since December. The original build was due in a large part to several local companies who built the original structure. Recently, more partnerships formed with outside companies such as Prospiant, a local greenhouse builder who specializes in state-of-the-art greenhouse construction and engineering. Tony Abbas, of Prospiant, met with Mme Gossmann and then procured the help of at least a dozen other greenhouse-related companies to get the job done. Guy Totaro of Mucci Farms lent his growing expertise to the project as well. In the end, Gossmann says it’s all about the students, all of whom will learn so much about the MME SERRAH GOSSMANN industry and gain a new appreciation for A 10th anniversary cele- greenhouses. Two members of Les Pouce Verts, Grade 5 students Victoria LaFrance and Evangebration of the greenhouse “Dear students, this line Boutros, greeted visitors as they entered the greenhouse. project was held on May 6, which included a ribbon-cutting for the new state-of-the-art greenhouse that now stands in the school’s courtyard, in full bloom with numerous plants. From peppers, cukes and tomatoes on one side to various perennials and flowers on the other, each student stood by their row ready to explain to visitors exactly how the process works. The greenhouse is designed for all students Cutting the ribbon, from left, are students Violette Pozzobon, Addilyn Bailey, Mila Lazdins, Victoria LaFrance, Clara from J-K to Grade 8 and Daher, Mme Serrah Gossmann, teacher and lead on greenhouse operations, Leah Massad, Milania Iacobelli, Evangea group of 12 students line Boutros and Aria Saba. In the back row are Brandi Bryne (Prospiant), Guy Totaro (Mucci Farms), Mitch Grant (Proknown as “Les Pouces spiant), Brad Crawford (Prospiant), Jason Baclig (Prospiant) and Tony Abbas (Prospiant). SUN photos by Mark Ribble
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