The AEIO purchased and installed a 16′ x 20′ permanent greenhouse structure on the grounds of the Abington Heights Middle School. In addition to supplementing and improving the curriculum for the two new courses at the Middle School, the greenhouse is used for after-school activities. One idea is to involve the students in a program where the students raise crops and run a farmer’s market to learn teamwork, entrepreneurial skills and nutrition.  These students also raise plants to sell as a fundraiser activity along with learning responsibility.