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Mr. Rynish from Saint Paul, MN is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Growing Our Own Veggies

Help me give my students the opportunity to grow our own nutritious fruits and veggies. Growing the amount of food with this hydroponics system can help us extend to our local community as well.

  • $6,177 goal

This project expired on April 5, 2024.

This project expired on April 5, 2024.

My Project

I have been wanting to get this equipment for the longest time now as I see many benefits to it. One way this will be utilized will be of course growing our own fruits and veggies rapidly. Secondly, we want to then extend to our local community where we can give back to those that help us the most.

Another way that this can help all of our students is the essence of taking responsibility for something and not giving up on it.

Lastly, we will have to track a lot of data such as the pH, nitrates, and phosphorus levels on the daily. When tracking these we will be able to produce charts and graphs to see how they are rising and falling.

After we have established the routine the students will be able to take the produce home with them with a culturally relevant recipe.

Mr. Rynish Maxfield Elementary School Grades 3-5

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

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Saint Paul, MN View local requests

Nearly all 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

380 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flex Farm • Fork Farms $4,995.00 1 $4,995.00

Materials cost

$4,995.00

Vendor shipping charges

$150.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$74.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$5,249.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$926.46

Total project goal

$6,176.38

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