SALISBURY — Sacred Heart School and teacher Erin Brinkley were recently awarded a $1,200 Bright Eyes Education Grant to develop an aeroponics program at the school.
Aeroponics is cutting-edge technology in which plants are grown and nourished as their root structures are suspended in air.
Through this grant, students will be able to study the environmental benefits, engineering logistics and the complexity of feeding communities where rich soil and water are limited resources.
The school hopes to develop a sustaining program that will provide fresh produce in its food pantry every week, helping to supplement the canned goods that are already available.
Sacred Heart School leaders hope this grant will help students better understand the complexity of feeding the world, especially in countries where optimal soil and water are not available.
— Robin Fisher