Dunnellon Middle School

The goal of our school garden is threefold; to establish a garden space that can be used for teaching in multiple disciplines, teach our students how to budget and construct an aquaponics system that they can set up in a limited space, and finally, the benefits of home gardening for a healthier lifestyle.

This grant would make it possible to purchase a vertical column aquaponics system that would teach students the benefits of gardening in vertical growing columns for a sustainable lifestyle with a smaller ecological footprint. Most of our immediate community is single family homes or apartments and while some families would like to grow fresh produce, the available space makes it almost impossible. This grant will enable us to lead students through the entire plan from purchase to implementation. They will then be able to demonstrate to their families toe cost benefits of having even one or two vertical growing columns at home.

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