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Willmar YES! Alumnus Aaron Larson managing the Willmar greenhouse |
The Willmar Community Greenhouse project was started in 2007 by the Willmar YES! team, a team I joined in 2008 as a senior in high school. The project's main goal is to educate the community about renewable energy and locally grown food. This goal is continually accomplished, as we are growing produce inside and outside the greenhouse year round, even during the middle of winter.
After high school I have continued to be involved with YES! and the greenhouse project. The YES! team planted the seed and the greenhouse continues to grow. Today I manage the greenhouse as part of a new project with the Willmar Becker Market to market and sell fresh local produce year-round to local businesses...I am very glad and thankful to have had the opportunity to be a part of YES! and continue to grow at the greenhouse.