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From The Greenville News: Three greenhouses that once housed about 3,500 orchids are headed for a Mauldin garden where volunteers are using the latest techniques to grow organic fruits and vegetables for the hungry.
Kurt Studier said he is downsizing his orchid collection and donating the greenhouses to Generous Garden Project. The greenhouses are together worth about $185,000 — the largest donation the Greenville financial adviser has ever made, he said.
"The main reason I'm doing this is because it will help feed people," Studier said.
Bo Cable, the project's president, said the greenhouses will go up at the nonprofit's site at 161 Verdin Road and help triple production.
"I'm just humbled that he chose us and to donate to us," Cable said. "He could have easily sold them and made a good amount of money, but he has a heart for the community."
Generous Garden Project brings together volunteers from a broad range of backgrounds to grow produce that is donated to ministries and food pantries. The group began less than two years ago on land behind The Wild Radish health store and has since expanded to another site in Taylors.
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