Jennifer Osborn is leading the Hydroponics Project at Imlay Elementary School and said the class has already harvested their Kratky systems two times.
Students eat the greens at lunch and have taken them home to eat with their families. They harvested one more time before Christmas and then cleaned the systems before Christmas break.
Each student planted their Kratky system with a variety of lettuces, chard, and Pak choi.
“We have 100 plants (herbs, Pak choi, and rainbow chard) started in our "Super Sprouter" and will hopefully be able to transplant them into our Sananbio system before we go on Christmas break,” Osborn said. “When we return from break, we will replant the Kratky systems with lettuce.”
She also said there are plans to have a winter farmers market as soon as the plants are ready to harvest. The 5th grade students will be working on a business plan when they return after break. The entire project is conducted by the students and was made possible by a grant from Green our Planet.
As plans are made for the Farmers Market, students are also finger-knitting scarves and making other items to sell.
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