The ultimate link between hands-on learning and environmental stewardship

Forging connections between education, food, and the environment through aquaponics

Join Us for the Homegrown Tomato Festival - July 23rd

The Homegrown Tomato Festival is an annual fundraising event benefiting 100 Gardens, a Charlotte, NC based non-profit that implements aquaponics farming in schools, institutions and communities of need to provide hands-on learning in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), with additional emphasis on nutrition and business.

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100 Gardens provides exciting and engaging learning opportunities by implementing aquaponics programs in schools, institutions, and communities in need.

Research shows that, by 2050, today’s youth will have less freshwater and face the total depletion of major seafood species, all while having a couple billion more humans on the planet to feed. If we want to leave the world a better place for the youth of today, we have to change the way we think.

Our Aquaponics Learning Labs provide communities with the ultimate link between hands-on learning and environmental stewardship

Our K-8 and high school curriculum intersect the operation of the aquaponics system with North Carolina Education Standards for science, technology, engineering and math programs (STEM) and several Career and Technical Education (CTE). Aquaponics encourages students to learn in an exciting and hands-on way while also teaching them valuable skills.

Unforgettable Skills and Experiences in
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Math

Science

Nutrition

Business/
Marketing

Entrepreneurship

Agriculture

Biology

Culinary

Economics

Engineering

K-8
Programs

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High School
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Innovation
Barn

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Correctional
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22

Gardens Built

800

+Students Impacted

2000

+Pounds of Fish

70000

+Servings of
Vegetables

6

Charities Supported

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Aquaponics Vertical Farm Tour - August 6, 2022

GET TICKETS Tour our aquaponics vertical farm and learn about growing your own fresh fish and veggies in a symbiotic ecosystem! Learn about how aquaponics can help protect our coeans, conserve our freshwater resources, and feed a growing population! You will also get a sneak peak at the other circular economy businesses at the Innovation […]