Partridge Creek Farm Celebrates Earth Day With a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For The New School Greenhouse
Ishpeming Public School District Students, 5th grade-12th grade cut the ribbon at the Greenhouse. Photo by PCFs Camden Kinnie.
Community partners, PCF Staff and High School Students cut the Ribbon at the Greenhouse. Photo by LSCP.
On Wednesday April 22nd, 2026, Earth Day, Ishpeming Public School District 5th-12th grade students joined PCF staff, school professionals, and community partners for a Ribbon Cutting of the new School Greenhouse at the Ishpeming Middle School Garden to be used by the Ishpeming High School Applied Horticulture CTE class (called Flipping the Food System).
Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, attendees were then invited to plant the first ever seeds in the Greenhouse! This activity was led by the High School CTE students.
Thank you to Lake Superior Community Partnership for organizing this event and thank you to the community members, parents, and students who joined us and made this event special for our students!
More About The Greenhouse & Event
Inaugural Planting in the Hoophouse
The Ishpeming High School Applied Horticulture CTE (Career Technical Education) class (called Flipping the Food System) lead a brief lesson on food systems speaking community members and follow students. Then, these students distributed seeds to attendees to help plant the first ever crops in the Greenhouse!
This event coincided with the first day of spring Farm-to-School classes at Ishpeming Middle School taught by PCF’s Education Coordinator. Therefore, 5th-12th grade students attended this event where they celebrated their hard work in helping to construct the new greenhouse.
Learn More About The Greenhouse
The School Greenhouse
The greenhouse was purchased by the Ishpeming Public School District (IPSD) as part of a 61S grant Funding from the State of Michigan through the Eaton RESA, Michigan Department of Education, for CTE (Career and Technical Education) classes and will be operated by the Applied Horticulture CTE class (called Flipping the Food System) as well as PCF. It will be used as a learning space and to steward healthy soil in order to grow food for the Ishpeming Middle/High School cafeteria.
Construction began on the Greenhouse in August of 2025 and is now fully constructed and ready for use as of April 2026. Construction was completed by PCF, the Ishpeming Lions Club, local volunteers, and IPSD students. PCF is grateful for volunteer and student participation in the building of this structure.
