Billings students are discovering a new method of growing their food in a greenhouse with aeroponic towers. St. John's United and Billings Public Schools have teamed up to create a greenhouse that serves as a year-round classroom for students. Aurora Anttila, a senior at West High School, expressed her passion for plants and gardening.
"I've always fell in love with plants and working with plants," Anttila said Thursday. Anttila began her internship at the start of the school year.
"I've taken agriculture classes all throughout high school, and that's kind of set me up into where I am now," Anttila said.
Students who volunteer or intern are tasked with a variety of things. "Students are planting seeds. They're transplanting seeds onto our aeroponic towers, and they're harvesting food," greenhouse manager Cassy Crafton said.
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