FFA will have a plant sale Saturday, April 18, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This sale is sponsored by FFA and horticulture classes at the school. People can buy plants with cash, card or checks. The school is selling houseplants, vegetables, herbs and hanging baskets in the school’s greenhouse. Prices range from $4-20.
President of FFA, senior Luke Foote said, “FVHS FFA officers and members from our agriculture education classes will be signing up to work shifts… Each volunteer is well informed on the plants, including their names and their requirements.”
Many students in the horticulture class have been busy preparing for the event as well as a recent competition. On April 15, FVHS hosted a multischool FFA competition during the school day. The competition included categories such as Public Speaking, Horticulture, and Floriculture. The Fuquay chapter won third for Extemporaneous Public Speaking and will be honored at states. Senior Michelle Burke, vice president of FFA had the second highest individual score out of all the other floriculture competitors.
Burke said, “Students, particularly in the horticulture classes, grow the plants. Either from seeds or little nursery plants, being cared for and repotted.”
FFA, or Future Farmers of America, works to teach students about agriculture and prepare them for careers in agriculture. FVHS’s FFA chapter has a greenhouse and chickens that students care for.
Burke said, “We are selling houseplants and outdoor plants. Different types of flowers like geraniums, zinnias and cockscomb, succulents and cacti too. Just many different types of plants.”
The money goes to funding more FFA events. FFA hopes to raise money for field trips and more events.
“The greenhouse needs more supplies and mechanics need tools. It’s the biggest fundraiser this chapter has, or any chapter has,” said Burke.
With this being one of the biggest FFA events, the school also gets to connect with the community and show what they have learned.
“We encourage the community to interact with us, as FFA is centered around building communities and informing the public on agriculture in our area and beyond,” said Foote.
