Dozens of UNK community members lined up outside the campus greenhouse to buy perennials, annuals, herbs and vegetable plants Friday afternoon. Biology professor Paul Twigg and UNK sophomore Macy Hill of McCook began planting seeds in February. They sold about 920 plants and brought in around $1,900. Proceeds will be split between the greenhouse and the Office of Student Diversity and Inclusion to support programming and the Loper Pantry. PHOTOS BY ERIKA PRITCHARD, … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Plant sale raises money for UNK greenhouse, Loper Pantry
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PHOTO GALLERY: UNK greenhouse springs to life for annual plant sale
From start to finish, the process behind the annual University of Nebraska at Kearney plant sale is a labor of love for biology professor Paul Twigg. Twigg, with assistance from numerous biology department students, began the tradition in 2004 to benefit various student projects. Although the coronavirus pandemic limited student involvement this year, Twigg and Katie Arndt of Grand Island, a biology major with a health sciences emphasis, made sure the sale proceeded as … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: UNK greenhouse springs to life for annual plant sale
