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Highland High School to hold Scotsmen Market and Plant Sale

Fruit trees, succulents, flowers, potted plants, and vegetables will be for sale. There will also be a variety of student-made products for sale.
Thieves dig the plants up from their native habitats and then turn around and sell them, usually online. These plants, which are sold at the plant shop B. Willow in Baltimore, were cultivated by growers specifically for sale. Shop owner Liz Vayda carefully notes where her suppliers get their plants.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Highland High School will hold its annual Scotsmen Market and Plant Sale on Sat, May 13.

The sale aims to give students real-life retail and business skills, as well as teach them about agricultural regulations. Fruit trees, succulents, flowers, potted plants, and vegetables will be for sale. There will also be a variety of student-made products for sale.

The event will take place at Highland High School Farm from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. All proceeds will benefit Highland High School's Future Farmers of America (FFA) program.