FORT GREENE AND BUSHWICK — Hydroponic farm classrooms will be coming to 20 schools around New York City, thanks to $800,000 in checks that U. S. Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-7th District) presented to benefit the Community Project Funding for NY Sun Works at three representative schools. The hydroponic farm classrooms will provide hands-on, project-based environmental science and climate education and access to fresh, nutritious produce for students and families. Rep. Velázquez presented checks at P.S. 67/ Charles A. Dorsey School in Fort Greene and P.S. 299 Thomas Warren Field School in Bushwick, both on Feb. 16, and a school in Queens the next day.
Hydroponic technology is indoor vertical farming that enables the cultivation of plants in an environment free of weather extremes. Hydroponic plants receive energy from LED lighting that is tailored specifically to the needs of the plants, and seeds are planted in soil-free growth mediums.
