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Mrs. Adams from Hartford CT is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Gardening with Hydroponics in A Food Desert

Please help me give my students the ability to grow their food with these grow lights and hydroponics medium.

  • $845 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students are urban city youth who live in a food desert. We belong to an engineering and green technology pathway. My students would benefit significantly by learning to grow their food, participating in farmers' markets, and learning about healthy eating practices. My students are older, but the joy of gardening and growing doesn't change. Last year we gardened in the community garden, and the students were able to try new and fresh spring veggies. It was amazing to watch the kids dig and turn soil for the 1st time or plant seeds in the warm earth.

My Project

The 1st set of understanding will be at the building level. My students will build stands that maximize the grow lights and learn about hydroponics. Once the towers are made, we will be working with community partners to further our education about urban gardening.

We will be growing food year-round, allowing us to sell salads to staff for lunches and raising money to become self-sustainable.

As time goes by, the hope is also to pair with the chemistry class to learn about the making of natural beauty products. We will also use this to grow plants to sell in the spring and start plants in the community garden and our courtyard.

Mrs. Adams
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LED Grow Light • Carolina Biological Supply Company $57.24 5 $286.20
Rock Wool Resupply Kit for Hydroponic Indoor Farm • Carolina Biological Supply Company $37.80 5 $189.00
Foam Resupply Kit for Hydroponic Indoor Farm • Carolina Biological Supply Company $35.10 5 $175.50

Materials cost

$650.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.34

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.76

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$717.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.67

Total project goal

$844.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $844.47

2 Donors

-$422.23

Donations toward project cost

-$358.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.33

match offer

-$422.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$358.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.34

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 $0.00

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