Olive-Harvey College breaks ground on hemp greenhouse for cannabis education program
CHICAGO -- Olive-Harvey College marked Earth Day on Thursday by breaking ground on a new greenhouse for growing hemp.
The college’s urban agriculture program will use the 1,500-square-foot greenhouse to give students hands-on experience — and a path to careers in the booming legal cannabis industry.
Students will use hemp from the greenhouse to make a variety of commercial and industrial products.
“As the cannabis industry continues to expand, industry experts have shared that optimal growing happens in greenhouse environments,” Kimberly Hollingsworth, president of Olive-Harvey College, said in a statement.
Read more: https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/4/22/22397825/marijuana-hemp-olive-harvey-college-greenhouse-legalized-cannabis-industry-jobs
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