Organization
Diakon Wilderness Greenhouse
Also known as: Diakon Greenhouse Program, The Wilderness Greenhouse
A youth-services greenhouse program in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania (Cumberland County), operated by Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries. Combines workforce-development for young people with native-plant propagation; the operation sells the plants it grows to support both the participants and the program.
What's happening now
from their newsletter
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What they do
- Native-plant greenhouse — propagation and sales
- Youth workforce development — young people in transitional programs work the greenhouse
- Social-[[mission-district-sf|mission]] operation — proceeds support the program participants
Why it’s listed
A native-plant operation that’s simultaneously a youth-development program is the kind of dual-[[mission-district-sf|mission]] work [[directory|the directory]] wants to surface. The plants get propagated, the young people gain workplace skills, and the cycle becomes self-sustaining. Listed in the PA Native Plant Society source list and the Brandywine Conservancy 2024 catalog.
See also
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- Member of: [[organization]]
- Contained by: [[lower-susquehanna]]
Sources
- Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries (diakon.org)
- PA Native Plant Society source list (South-Central PA tier)
- [[brandywine-conservancy|Brandywine Conservancy]] — 2024 Native Plant Sources
A listing in the 0mn1.one [[directory]].
What links here, and how
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Practical
shares approach with
- Lower Susquehanna auto-linked from body mention
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