Farm to School Aquaponics Program

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Al Kurki, agriculture specialist at NCAT’s Rocky Mountain West Regional Office in Butte, Montana, has a conversation with Rachel Jones, Executive Director of Farm to School of Park County. With a USDA Farm to School grant, Rachel turned one of the school’s greenhouses into an aquaponics laboratory. Middle- and high-school students of Park County now raise trout and vegetables for food for their schools. In this episode, you’ll hear about the challenges and triumphs using an aquaponics system in a school setting.


Related ATTRA Resources:

Aquaponics – Multitrophic Systems for Sustainable Food Production

Photovoltaic Applications in Aquaculture: A Primer

Other Resources:

Farm to School of Park County

Farm to School of Park County, Facebook page

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