Organization: 101 GARDENS
Mission: Provide exciting and engaged learning opportunities by implementing aquaponics programs in schools, institutions and in communities of need.
Activities: Completion of the Aquaponics Lab at the Berkshire County Sheriff's Department and House of Corrections. This lab grows food (52,000 heads of lettuce and 2,800 pounds of fish annually) for the surrounding community while providing inmates with career training in the fields of controlled environment agriculture and aquaponics. Completion of the first version of our 10 week Controlled Environment Agriculture and Aquaponics Training Course. This course provides the technical and hands-on career training necessary for these growing industries. The course is implemented at both our programs in correctional facilities. Host our most successful fundraiser, the 3rd Annual Homegrown Tomato Festival. The festival had 790 people in attendance. Attendees were taken on a tour of a classroom aquaponics system, hosted by students and teachers from our school programs. Completion of the new Aquaponics Lab at Garinger High School. The new facility is placed on the main campus, much closer to the school than the previous greenhouse location. The Aquaponics Lab is utilized by Horticulture CTE, Culinary CTE, and various science classes. 11 Schools 600 Students Impacted 13 Grade Levels 81 Teachers & Staff Trained 42 STEM Aligned Lesson Plans Developed 45,976 Servings of Vegetables Produced 775 Pounds of Fish Raised & Harvested
NTEE category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Secondary category: Environment