Andy Brown, teacher of the American Experience Academy II class at CHS, brought 5 of his students to a recent Mantua Village Garden Club meeting. The students shared their knowledge and stories relating to the Aquaponics Program, and also spoke about learning to write grants to fund this amazing new project at CHS – the Aquaponic Research Center.
Aquaponics is a system of aquaculture in which the waste produced by farmed fish, or other aquatic animals, supplies nutrients for plants grown hydroponically, which in turn purifies the water.
This greenhouse and research center is part of a sustainable agriculture initiative. The group hopes to create, in this center, a community give back program providing free, fresh vegetables to the food bank.
Pictured from left to right are: (standing) Mr. Andy Brown, Marybeth Duke, Valerie Shelton, Ellie Cox. (Seated left to right) Anastasia Sampson, and Emma Blake.
