Cafeteria Crops

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Greenhouse Manager Liz Morton is also a classroom teacher at Dorman High.
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Aquaponic towers can use up to 90% less space and water than traditional growing methods.
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Many hands make light work: even the marching band is recruited to help out in the on-campus greenhouse.
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The greenhouse is just steps Opposaway from the Dorman cafeteria
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Students agree lettuce tastes better when you plant it yourself.
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Dorman’s greenhouse will soon operate in 5-week rotations to provide produce year-round.
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The campus of Dorman High is transforming, students included.
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Lettuces are grown on aquaponic towers in the school greenhouse and end up on the nearby salad bar.
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The Spartanburg high school has over 2,300 students from 8 different middle schools.
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Entire classes of students plant seeds together, investing themselves in the harvest.
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Students at Dorman learn through their own hard work that food doesn’t “come from” the grocery store.
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All the schools in Spartanburg District 6 receive local greens from Dorman.
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Hydroton clay pellets provide a high pore space, allowing nutrients to flow through much more easily than if pea gravel were used.
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The campus of Dorman High is transforming, students included.