Help me give my students the tools to provide fresh produce to their school and community through hands-on agricultural studies. This purchase will provide fresh greens for our entire school with extra for our community Elders.
Hello. Thank you for previewing my project. I currently live and teach grades K-2 in a remote area of Alaska. Travel to this location is by small plane only, mail is slow to arrive and shopping is limited to one tiny store. Fresh fruits and vegetables are rarely available at our store.
My students are curious, full of energy and love to do hands on activities.
This year we helped elders dig potatoes in their gardens and experimented with growing from seeds in my classroom.
My class has 4 kindergarten, 3 first grade and 6 second grade students. They love hunting, fishing and berry picking... all of which are subsistence activities they participate in with their families to help provide food for the family table. Travel is restricted by boat on the Yukon River, snow machine during the winter and bush plane service to other villages and into the bigger cities.
My Project
Our store and school have extremely limited fresh fruit and vegetable options. In order for food to get here, it travels across Canada by big truck and then via a series of smaller and smaller planes. We have minimal amounts of fresh produce and often it is wrinkled, moldy and extremely expensive.
This project will fund a hydroponic rotating food production system that will provide fresh vegetables for our school and community elder program.
Our system will utilize rapid growing vegetables that can be harvested weekly through this rotating system. It will be managed by my K-2 class but will benefit our entire school and community with nutrient rich, fresh produce.
Emsco Group 2370 Hydropickers Compact 24” x 20” Footprint – Mobility Provided by Casters Non-Electric Hydroponics Grow Box, Blue
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$55.99
4
$223.96
Jump Start 4' T5 Grow Light System (Stand, Fixture & Tube)
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$74.49
2
$148.98
Hydrofarm Grow!T Premium Coco Coir, Loose 1.5 Cubic Foot Bag
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$32.99
1
$32.99
Hydrofarm TM01715DO Dual Outlet 7-Day Grounded Digital Programmable Timer, 1
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$14.35
2
$28.70
TopYart Ultra Silent Air Pump 2 Air Bubble Disk Stone Aerator Aquarium Fish Tank Pond Pump Hydroponic Oxygen With 2 Air Stone/2M Silicone Tube
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$12.99
2
$25.98
Digital PH Meter, PH Meter 0.01 PH High Accuracy Water Quality Tester with 0-14 PH Measurement Range for Household Drinking, Pool and Aquarium Water PH Tester Design with ATC (Blue)
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$15.99
1
$15.99
Grodan 1" x 1" Starter Plug Rockwool Hydroponic Grow Media (50 Cubes)
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$7.75
2
$15.50
General Hydroponics MaxiGro for Gardening, 2.2-Pound
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$15.34
1
$15.34
Organic Garden Greens Vegetable Seeds - 8 Varieties of Heirloom, Non-GMO Salad Greens Seeds - Lettuce, Arugula, Swiss Chard, Kale, and Spinach
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$13.99
1
$13.99
Materials cost
$521.43
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$7.82
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.82
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$567.07
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$100.07
Total project goal
$667.14
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$667.14
10 Donors
-$334.96
Donations toward project cost
-$284.72
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$50.24
match offer
-$332.18
Match offer toward project cost
-$282.35
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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