Help me give my students a hydroponics system, plant caddy, shears, and paper towel holders.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Fong's classroom raised $1,179
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Project
This year I am teaching Advanced Placement, Honors, College Prep Biology, and Environmental Science. I am also advising the Eco Mindfulness and Garden Clubs. My students care about the environment, gardens, and campus beautification.
My students need a farmstand nook hydroponics system, plant caddy, gardening sheers, and paper towel holders to continue their love of nutrition while learning about alternative ways to grow food.
We currently have 2 hydroponics systems. One is tiny and perfect for herbs. The other holds 3 large plants for tomatoes or other tall plants. This new third hydroponics system will allow the students to grow 20 plants at a time of various vegetables sizes and edible flowers. The farmstand nook hydroponics system will be the perfect size to grow various lettuce and small to medium veggies. Some of my students want to grow edible flowers and that will be something new we try. We need the plant caddy dolly to place under the farmstand so we can rotate it when we need to harvest our plants. This farmstand will be placed in a corner so the plant caddy will allow us to rotate it. The gardening sheers are needed to trim back, harvest and prune the plants.
Lastly, we are getting very tight on space in my classroom and we need better ways to access towels. Space saving over the cabinet towel holders will allow us to put paper towels, lab towels, and hang other items there. Students will be able to access towels safely and use them to clean up spills and collect and clean their new vegetables.
The students will use the hydroponics system to learn about nutrition, plant cycles, fertilizer uptake and pollination.
More than half 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
W B D WEIBIDA Plant Caddy with Wheels Heavy Duty 440lbs Capacity, Adjustable 15-21 Inch Rolling Plant Stand Indoor Outdoor, Large Plant Cart Dolly with Casters for Flower Pot Garden Pot Mover
• Amazon Business
$25.99
1
$25.99
VIVOSUN 6.5 Inch Gardening Scissors Hand Pruner Pruning Shear with Straight Stainless Steel Blades Orange 1-Pack
• Amazon Business
$6.49
3
$19.47
Materials cost
$878.39
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$80.37
3rd party payment processing fee
$13.18
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$1,001.94
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$176.81
Total project goal
$1,178.75
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,178.75
1 Donor
-$589.37
Donations toward project cost
-$500.97
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$88.40
match offer
-$589.38
Match offer toward project cost
-$500.97
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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