PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Berkshire County House of Correction has had something fishy going on for awhile now. Community leaders and others got a chance on Wednesday to tour an inmate-run greenhouse that takes hydroponics — growing plants in a nutrient solution — to another level of sustainability by using fish waste as […]
This article originally on the Berkshire Eagle. By Dick Lindsay PITTSFIELD — Berkshire inmates will soon learn how to grow fresh vegetables toward a fresh start for re-entry into the community and workplace. The Berkshire County Jail and House of Correction has added a $500,000 aquaponics greenhouse that will help teach […]
This article originally appeared on WBTV. Students, non-profit feed the hungry CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Fresh, healthy produce grown by students attending Myers Park and Garinger High Schools was donated to a local cause looking to address food insecurity during the coronavirus pandemic. The Bulb, a non-profit that has been working to provide local produce […]
This article originally appeared on The Berkshire Edge. Berkshire County Sheriff’s Deputy Robin McGraw shows lettuce growing in the Berkshire Education and Correction Services aquaponics training facility. Photo: James Sylvia/West Tenth Media BY EDGE STAFF Pittsfield — The Berkshire Education and Correction Services aquaponics training facility at the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office […]
This article originally appeared on Spectrum News. BY KATY SOLT MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- A non-profit in Charlotte-area schools is bringing classroom lessons to life, while also helping others. 100 Gardens is a non-profit that teaches kids aquaponics, which is a method of farming that raises fish and vegetables together in one place. Sam […]
This article originally appeared on CharlotteFive. Courtesy of Homegrown Tomato FestivalWhen you think of tomatoes, you never think of them as a vegetable to celebrate for a festival. We normally see things like strawberries, pumpkins, or even watermelons getting all the love. Three years ago Sam Fleming, Director of 100 Gardens, changed the way that […]
Watch the video here CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Wilson was with students, teachers and Principle Anthony Calloway of Walter G. Byers School in Charlotte where he was learning more about their aquaponics science experiment. The students explained to Wilson how the aquaponics system works using nitrates produced by the fish in their fish tank to grow […]
This article originally appear on CLTure By Sydney Hennighausen Sam Fleming’s passion is clear when you meet him. Everything from sporting his non-profit’s T-shirt to the animated arm gestures when he speaks about the aquaponics process shows that teaching and building is what he truly loves. Aquaponics is a closed-loop cycle where fish in tanks […]
This article originally appeared in the Gaston Gazette. By Dashiell Coleman There are a lot of good things budding at Webb Street School in Gastonia. Lately, the lettuce is chief among them. Over the past year, Charlotte-based nonprofit 100 Gardens has been helping the special needs school operate an aquaponics facility, allowing students there to […]
