A park in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia will soon feature a glowing public greenhouse thanks to the generous donation of grow lights from Martech Electric and IBEW union local 1003.
The greenhouse is located at Lakeside Park and is operated by SEEDS, the Seniors Economic Development Society.
One of SEEDS’s goals is to grow organic greens for community use. The lights arrived at the greenhouse shortly before Christmas and are now fully operational.
“The greenhouse looks like a radiant floating vessel, illuminating the park,” said SEEDS coordinator Lee Reid. “We now have 12 hours of sunshine, daily, which will send us into a level of food production that we never dreamed was possible.”
“Gardening is a sunny day every day now at the greenhouse,” Reid added.
Source: Nelson Star
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