Clinch River plant sale returns April 1
The Clinch River Community School’s annual plant sale is held in the school’s greenhouse on the hill behind Anderson County High School. (photo:G. Chambers Williams III )
Staged each spring to raise money for the agriculture programs at the school, the sale’s proceeds go right back into those programs for Clinch River students, said Kendra McCoig, agriculture teacher at the school.
The school’s greenhouse is up on the hill next to the school, and is not connected with the separate greenhouse along Charles G. Seivers Boulevard next door to the high school.
McCoig said the school has been holding the plant sales since it opened at the current location in the 2012-13 school year.
Sales hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays, and the school accepts cash and checks, but no debit or credit cards.
McCoig said the plans are to keep the sale going until May 1 or whenever the stock of plants runs out, whichever comes first.
“We have Boston and Macho ferns, a dozen types of tomatoes and peppers, a host of other fruits and vegetables (watermelon, cantaloupe, cabbage, okra, cucumbers, yellow squash, zucchini, etc.), and a variety of herbs,” the school’s Facebook page says.
“Also available are annual and perennial bedding plants, and gorgeous hanging baskets,” the school said.
