Horticulture
The Horticulture program is designed to expose students to the varied jobs in the “Green Industry”, including landscaping, greenhouse production, hydroponic and outdoor vegetable and fruit production, floral trades, and retail sales.The learning environment includes a 3,000 square foot greenhouse, as well as a 40 acre campus. Students will work with display beds, gardens, orchards, and the extensive grounds of our campus. Practical greenhouse, landscape, and garden techniques are taught in a collaborative environment. Students who complete the program can further their education or enter into the workforce as a nursery/greenhouse worker, sustainable agricultural worker, gardening crew member and more.
Is this program a fit?
I enjoy:
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Creating and maintaining landscape installations
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Growing plants and learning about natural food production
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Working outside on my feet
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Working with dirt and soil
I am able to:
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Communicate- work cooperatively and professionally with customers and coworkers
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Maintain Physical Endurance- sustained periods of standing, and participating in and facilitating gross fine motor activities
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Work Independently- follow multi-step instructions and work independently for sustained periods of time
I am comfortable with:
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Reading- interacting with technical documents and college level text
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Science- earth and life sciences
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Writing- conveying data and other written forms of communication