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Future Farmers of America’s annual spring plant sale at Ed-Tech will be virtual

Online sale is May 1; curbside pick-up at facility



North Branch High School student and FFA Treasurer Ethan Griffith waters the plants to keep them fresh for customers. Photos by Krystal Moralee

North Branch High School student and FFA Treasurer Ethan Griffith waters the plants to keep them fresh for customers. Photos by Krystal Moralee

ATTICA TWP. — Things are greening up outside, and in the greenhouses at the Lapeer County Education and Technology Center (Ed-Tech), the flowers are blooming and bright. It’s just about time for the annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) Spring Plant Sale.

This year’s sale will begin with online sales only. The website, lapeercountyffa.org, will be live at 8 a.m. May 1, and they will be scheduling curbside pick-up at Ed-Tech on Wednesdays and Saturdays during May.

This year’s offerings include hanging baskets, geraniums, round annual pots, and some perennials. Unfortunately, annual flats, herbs and vegetable plants will not be available this year.

FFA Treasurer Ethan Griffith said they have been in there doing a lot of planting, potting, watering, and trimming the plants to get them to grow fuller, and they have done a magnificent job. The greenhouse is bursting with color and the plants are strong and beautiful.

Skyler Finn, an Imlay City High School student, trims a pink geranium.

Skyler Finn, an Imlay City High School student, trims a pink geranium.

“The most popular will be the geraniums and the combo pots that we have,” he said.

The annual plant sale is the main fundraiser for Lapeer County FFA, and helps pay for the animal center, equipment for the greenhouses and other things that help them to be a successful chapter.

Griffith, who is planning to attend Northern Michigan University and become a conservation officer, said FFA is definitely a worthwhile program.

“I get a lot of teamwork value,” he said. “I like helping everyone out. Being an officer is pretty fun, too. People look up to you.”

FFA Coordinator and Agriscience teacher Tammy Hyatt said it is possible they might open the plant sale on Saturdays in person later in the month but ordering online and picking up curbside is your best bet for the greatest selection.