Hoping to educate students on Hydroponics and gardening, the Native American Ministry Schools applied for a grant through the Arizona Rural Activation and Innovation Network (RAIN) to host a workshop and develop a hydroponics garden. The workshop was offered in the White Mountains and developed a hydroponics garden through a multigenerational, student led and teacher-coached experience.
What is Hydroponics?
Hydroponics is the process of growing plants without the use of soil. Instead, plants are saturated in a nutrient-rich solution through various methods including nutrient-film or aeroponics. Notable benefits include higher yields, smaller root systems which means more plants can be grown in the same area, fewer pests, if done indoors, you can grow plants all year round.
What was the impact?
The Native American Ministry Schools taught over 45 students ages 12-18 how to build their own hydroponics garden. The event was a huge success and exposed students to the importance of gardening and the incredible science of hydroponics.
The Arizona Rural Activation and Innovation Network (RAIN) is funded by the National Science Foundation to oversee grant funding for informal STEM education projects in four rural Arizona communities: Cochise County, Graham and Greenlee County, the Verde Valley, and the Navapache/White Mountains region. RAIN acts as a resource for best practices in informal STEM program development and works to highlight effective STEM programs, employers and organizations across the state of Arizona. Interested in applying for a grant? Visit our website today and learn more about the opportunities in your community.
Shule za Huduma za Wenyeji wa Amerika (NASH) zilijitolea kuomba ruzuku kupitia Mtandao wa Uanzishaji na Ubunifu wa Vijijini wa Arizona (RAIN) kuandaa warsha na kuendeleza bustani ya hydroponics. Mkutano huo ulifanyika katika milima ya White na kuendeleza bustani ya hydroponics kupitia uzoefu wa vizazi vingi, ulioongozwa na wanafunzi na kufundishwa na walimu. Ufugaji wa maji ni nini? Hydroponics ni mchakato wa kukuza mimea bila kutumia udongo. Badala yake, mimea ni saturated katika ufumbuzi virutubisho-tajiri kupitia mbinu mbalimbali ikiwa ni pamoja na virutubisho-filamu au aeroponics. Faida za kawaida ni pamoja na mavuno ya juu, mifumo ya mizizi ndogo ambayo inamaanisha mimea zaidi inaweza kukua katika eneo moja, wadudu wachache, ikiwa inafanywa ndani ya nyumba, unaweza kukuza mimea mwaka mzima. Matokeo yalikuwa nini? Shule ya Huduma ya Wenyeji wa Amerika iliwafundisha wanafunzi zaidi ya 45 wenye umri wa miaka 12-18 jinsi ya kujenga bustani yao ya hydroponics. Tukio hilo lilikuwa na mafanikio makubwa na liliwafunua wanafunzi umuhimu wa bustani na sayansi ya ajabu ya hydroponics. Shirika la Arizona Rural Activation and Innovation Network (RAIN) linafadhiliwa na Shirika la Sayansi la Kitaifa (NSF) kusimamia ufadhili wa fedha kwa miradi isiyo rasmi ya elimu ya STEM katika jamii nne za vijijini za Arizona: Kaunti ya Cochise, Kaunti ya Graham na Greenlee, Bonde la Verde, na Mkoa wa Milima ya Navapaca. RAIN ni rasilimali ya mazoea bora katika maendeleo ya programu za STEM zisizo rasmi na inafanya kazi kuangazia programu za STEM, waajiri na mashirika yenye ufanisi katika jimbo lote la Arizona. Je, ungependa kuomba ruzuku? Tembelea tovuti yetu leo na kujifunza zaidi kuhusu fursa katika jamii yako.