A greenhouse will give students at Humbolt Elementary school more opportunities to learn about gardening.

The school just recently purchased a greenhouse for around $1,400 which was paid for as part of an almost $10-thousand dollar grant from the Heartland Foundation.

“The sixth graders last year were the ones who kind of got the ball rolling,” said Dana Gernter, Humbolt Family Involvement Coordinator. “They were very passionate about giving back to the community and had gone through a program at EmpowerU and came up with this plan to have a community garden.”

Gernter said the addition of a greenhouse will allow students to grown seedlings during the off season to plant in the community garden.

“What we intend to grow things such as radishes, onions, green beans, peas, lettuce, potatoes, tomatoes,” said Gernter. “Things that will go far and feed several people.”

She said the surrounding community and students at the school are able to utilize the produce for free.

The community garden and greenhouse will mostly be taken care of by Humbolt fifth and sixth graders led by the school’s master gardener.

“She is able to lead us and guide us on when things should be planted and when we should be harvesting,” said Gertner.

A ribbon cutting to celebrate the greenhouse will be held at a later date.