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New Lakeside greenhouse grows

Eva Hernandez of SEEDS, Steve Sabo of the City of Nelson, and Jim Parr of SEEDS surveyed the new Lakeside greenhouse on Wednesday.
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From left: Eva Hernandez of SEEDS

Above, from left: Eva Hernandez of SEEDS, Steve Sabo of the City of Nelson, and Jim Parr of SEEDS surveyed the construction of the new Lakeside Park greenhouse on Wednesday. The non-profit seniors’ group produced 30 pounds of food per week in the city-owned greenhouse before it was destroyed in a windstorm last June. The new structure is a "modern, state of the art greenhouse," said Sabo. Hernandez said the construction is going surprisingly fast and she expects SEEDS to be planting seeds within a few weeks.



Bill Metcalfe

About the Author: Bill Metcalfe

I have lived in Nelson since 1994 and worked as a reporter at the Nelson Star since 2015.
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