Look at Them Grow
Look at Them Grow!
Students at West Central Area Schools in Barrett, Minnesota are connecting to agriculture using greenhouses and grow towers!
Elementary and middle school students at West Central Area Schools are learning to grow vegetables in grow towers. A grow tower is a vertical hydroponic ecosystem that allows plants to be grown indoors all year. Plants are grown in a liquid solution that has all of the nutrients the plants need to grow.
Students grow salad greens, cucumbers, green onions and herbs in their grow towers.
Photos courtesy of West Central Area Schools
9th-12th graders at the school grow more plants in a greenhouse and share what they grow with the local food shelf and community.
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