Wapahani high school

Five years ago the science department at Wapahani High School in Selma, Indiana, raised money and materials to build a greenhouse. Shortly thereafter, we began offering botany classes. The botany classes partnered with a local engineer who developed an environmentally controlled sustainable integrated agricultural system. As a result, the greenhouse provides one-third of the fresh produce used in the high school salad bar! While Wapahani has made great strides in implementing agricultural education for its students, this grant will help meet our students growing needs for sustainable agriculture education by allowing us to implement phase II of our aquaculture project which we are calling Expanding Our Roots!. The expansion of the aquaculture system will allow students to increase crop production to support both the school’s and the community’s produce needs while continuing our focus on sustainable agriculture. If awarded, Wapahani High School will use the Whole Kids grant to start a school-supported agriculture program for the community in which patrons will pay a fee and receive fresh produce grown by students in the Wapahani aquaculture garden.