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5 post-secondary students

1 truck driver

4 Pepper plants

2 Tomato plants

1 province

3 states

70+ events

200+ hour on the road

Endless amounts of laughter, carpool karaoke, memories, and a whole
lot of talking.

What a summer! The Greenhouse Education Center (GEC) summer tour has officially come to an end. As you can imagine, I am both excited to go back to school to continue my studies, and sad to not be around my GEC family 24/7. Although I am sad, I am extremely grateful for the wonderful lessons that I’ve learned from being a part of the NatureFresh™ Family this summer. The 10 main lessons I learned from the GEC were:

Bryn talking with a consumer at the GEC

  1. Communication skills are crucial in life. Being able to talk with people of all different backgrounds really teaches you to adapt while having a conversation. I found this skill extremely helpful while talking to older generations who had not grown up around greenhouses. It was often clear that some people embraced the change more than others!
  2. Not everyone is open to change. For the most part, 99% of people were excited about what we were doing with the GEC and how our greenhouses work. However, we did come across a few people who challenged us with hard questions and different opinions. As a team, we worked hard to not let those people bring down the mood, and in the end, we understood that people have different opinions and that is okay.
  3. Eating State Fair food for 2 meals a day for 4 days straight is not as great as it sounds.
  4. Having different personalities on a team can be challenging at times, but we found a way to be one big happy family.
    GEC students holding Ohio Proud signs
    GEC students having fun at Loblaws
    GEC students holding Ohio Proud signs
    GEC students having fun at Loblaws
  5. We visited so many retail stores this season, including Loblaws, Walmart, Sam’s Club, and Heinen’s. But I think my absolute favorite was Wegmans – it may be the coolest store of all time (*cough cough* Mr. Trudeau, we should jump on this bandwagon).
  6. NatureFresh™ Snacking Tomato containers work great as Frisbees.
  7. Drinking LOTS of water on hot days is actually as important as your mom says. (Shhhh – don’t tell her I said that)!
  8. Singing the Mamma Mia soundtracks at the top of your lungs makes a car ride go by much quicker.
  9. I have confirmed I am not actually a pleasant human being until at least 9 AM (sorry team).
  10. I have a much greater respect for people in the agriculture business and a greater understanding of what really goes on behind those big glass walls – it is so much more technical than I had ever thought.

Bryn speaking with a consumer at the GEC

As you can see, I’ve learned a lot of lessons from this summer that I will forever carry with me – I will be forever grateful for the opportunities that the GEC presented me!

2018/09/24

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