A state-of-the-art Horticulture Room was unveiled at Lively District Secondary School recently.
Cultivated through a collaboration between Rainbow District School Board, Cambrian College and Sudbury Shared Harvest, the Horticulture Room will accommodate students in the Grade 11 and 12 Green Industries: Horticulture Management and Science course, which focuses on the fundamentals of horticulture and landscape design.
Students will learn how to grow their own food, propagate plants and properly maintain plants and gardens.
Cambrian R&D also secured $75,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) College and Community Social Innovation Fund for various supplies, including vertical hydroponic systems, which use a water-based nutrient solution to grow plants.
"Investing in students and student-led initiatives drives innovation, creativity and ultimately leads to real-world solutions," said Sudbury MP Viviane Lapointe.
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