Williams Research Greenhouse
Welcome to The Williams Research Greenhouse, a state-of-the-art, 3,200 square foot, soil and soil-less crop facility designed for 6-12 grade use. Conceived by students and modeled after facilities at UC Davis and the University of Arizona, Tucson, our students' contagious vision inspired a place where they can develop, build, grow, problem solve and share projects with each other and the community. Produce is donated to Catholic Charities, sold in the school office and at special events throughout the year. 100% of sales benefit our Special Education Mark 10:14 Program.
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Produce
Year-Round in Front Office:Herbs, Succulents and ProduceBack-to-School Night Sale:Herbs, Kale, Tomatoes and PeppersGrandparents Day Sale:Flowers, Herbs, Tomatoes and PeppersSpring Sale:Herbs, Succulents, Flowers, Tomatoes and PeppersFollow us on social media for even more special sales events! -
Student Involvement
6th Grade Life Science9th Grade BiologyMark 10:14 ProgramFoods ClassHigh School Greenhouse BotanyHigh School STEM Research ClassMiddle School & High School Green Thumb Club -
Growing Methods
Aquaponics System
Bato Bucket System
Benches
Kratky MethodRaft SystemsTomato Lower & Lean SystemTower Gardens
Student Projects
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Fail and Flourish
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Food for Thought
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Greenthumb Club Sales
Green Thumb Club to sell flowers and plants at Mark 10:14 BBQ on March 2020.
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Lutheran Educators Conference
Food Grows Where Water Flows: Greenhouse Advisors presented on Hydroponics to the Pacific Southwest District. -
Mother's Day Project
500 African Violets to be cloned by the 6th grade class from October to Mothers' Day 2020 with the Glitter Gluch African Violet Growers. -
New Equipment
200 gallon rain collection system installed in September 2019.
Farmbot Arriving Fall 2019.
Greenhouse Partners
History
In 2014, a group of students approached High School Principal, Scott Fogo, about the potential for a greenhouse to be incorporated into our Mark 10:14 Special Education curriculum. This intrigued Mr. Fogo to the point that he assembled a student-faculty team to research what this might look like. During the 2015-2016 school year, this team toured local farms and greenhouses as well as those at UC Davis and the University of Arizona, Tucson. They returned with a contagious vision.
The student-faculty team quickly widened into subcommittees to design the interior, exterior and heart of what the project was to capture. In 2017, they submitted their proposal to the administration and the teams spread out across the valley and raised $300,000 in donations. In January 2018 construction began with the greenhouse shovel ready in August 2018.
The student-faculty team quickly widened into subcommittees to design the interior, exterior and heart of what the project was to capture. In 2017, they submitted their proposal to the administration and the teams spread out across the valley and raised $300,000 in donations. In January 2018 construction began with the greenhouse shovel ready in August 2018.
