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Students operating weekly produce market in Diamond Valley

Oilfields School students will be selling fresh herbs and microgreens every Thursday that are grown in the school's vertical garden
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Staff and students at Oilfields School gather during a market at the school in 2022. This year, students will be selling microgreens and herbs at a weekly market every Thursday.

Fresh herbs and microgreens will be available at a weekly market run by Diamond Valley students. 

The market begins this week at Oilfields School. Items grown in the school’s vertical garden will be for sale every Thursday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. 

The herbs and microgreens are grown by students in a 40-foot long, converted sea can. 

In the enclosed vertical garden, produce is grown in a controlled environment, according to information on the school’s website. 

Growing plants vertically significantly reduces the amount of space needed, and the ability to control the environment enhances the growing cycle. 


Robert Korotyszyn

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