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Mrs. Hutchings from Gainesville, FL is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fruits and Veggies the Hydroponic Way!

Help me give my students a chance to hydroponically grow fruits and vegetables!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hutchings's classroom raised $308

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students and I will use the requested hydroponic systems and seeds (fruits and vegetables) to experience a way of crop growing without using actual soil. We are starting to garden, so my students are learning about how to grow them but I also want them to be able to integrate the scientific method into this as well.

Growing plants on the outside may seem easy but I want my students to go deeper and hypothesize why and if the alternative method of farming is import for our futures.

These systems would allow them to do just that!

Mrs. Hutchings AMIkids Gainesville Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Gainesville, FL View local requests

More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

HBCU Alum 30 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
iDOO Indoor Garden Hydroponics Growing System 12Pods WiFi Smart Garden Plant Germination Kit with LED Grow Light, 6.5L Large Water Tank, Fan Pump System, for Vegetable Herb Grower Gardening Gift • Amazon Business $90.23 2 $180.46
Survival Vegetable Seeds Garden Kit Over 16,000 Seeds Non-GMO and Heirloom, Great for Emergency Bugout Survival Gear 35 Varieties Seeds for Planting Vegetables 35 Plant Markers Gardeners Basics • Amazon Business $29.95 1 $29.95
15 Herb Seeds For Planting Varieties Heirloom Non-GMO 5200+ Seeds Indoors, Hydroponics, Outdoors - Basil, Catnip, Chive, Cilantro, Oregano, Parsley, Peppermint, Rosemary and More By Gardeners Basics • Amazon Business $17.89 1 $17.89

Materials cost

$228.30

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$261.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.19

Total project goal

$307.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$307.91

2 Donors

-$226.73

Donations toward project cost

-$210.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.01

match offer

-$60.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.18

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$0.00

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