1.9 million acres of Farmland disappear each year: that's the size of Indiana, three times over. So some experts are looking for ways to supplement our food supply with alternative means of farming, and passing it on to the next generation.
Sixth-grade students at Hilbert Elementary School are helping their cafeteria staff cut back on food costs this year by growing some ingredients in their school lunches.
"We know it's ready to harvest right about now when there is no longer any white behind the lettuce," said STEM teacher Angela Maggioncalda. Maggioncalda and her students are taking on a newer form of farming: vertical hydroponics.
"It's pretty self managing, outside of making sure that there's enough nutrients for the plants, because they are not in soil where they normally get their nutrients from," Maggioncalda said. "And that the pH of the water is correct for the plants."
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