Students at Loyola University Chicago are using sustainable practices that allow them to grow their own fresh produce right on campus - all year long.
"Today we're making a winter salad and in the salad we use lettuce that we produced ourselves, and also onions that we harvested in the fall that we had for storage," said Isabella Rodriguez.
"We also used other winter produce items like sweet potato and beets," said Gabby Fuque.
Both Rodriguez and Fuque are juniors in Loyola University's Urban Agricultural Program. They're learning how to grow plants from seed - as well as through indoor hydroponic, aquaponic and mushroom systems. Alejandra Rodriguez is a student team leader who normally oversees the program's outdoor production. But during the winter months, the students are focused on indoor production.
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