How are lessons taught in the classroom reinforced?
For Tallassee High School agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free, the reinforcement of recently acquired knowledge doesn’t come in the classroom but in growing fish and vegetables.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School monitor vegetables and tilapia growing in a greenhouse. The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School sophomore Hannah Miller ties up cherry tomatoes growing in graveling atop a tank growing tilapia. The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School junior Hailey Gicker carefully feeds tilapia. Before giving the fish food, Gicker measured out 80 grams of special food. The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School junior Hailey Gicker carefully feeds tilapia. Before giving the fish food, Gicker measured out 80 grams of special food. The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School junior Bryson Rigsby checks the pH level of the tilapia tank. If it gets too high or low means hydrochloric acid or lime is added The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free coaches students on tying up cherry tomatoes. The plants are growing in gravel fed by water and waste from the tilapia below. The tomatoes will keep growing into the ceiling of the greenhouse.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School monitor vegetables and tilapia growing in a greenhouse. The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School sophomore Hannah Miller ties up cherry tomatoes growing in graveling atop a tank growing tilapia. The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School junior Hailey Gicker carefully feeds tilapia. Before giving the fish food, Gicker measured out 80 grams of special food. The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School junior Hailey Gicker carefully feeds tilapia. Before giving the fish food, Gicker measured out 80 grams of special food. The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School junior Bryson Rigsby checks the pH level of the tilapia tank. If it gets too high or low means hydrochloric acid or lime is added The aquaculture project is happening in the greenhouse at Tallassee High School under the guidance of agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free.
PHOTOS: Growing tilapia and tomatoes at Tallassee High School
Cliff Williams / The Tribune Tallassee High School agribusiness teacher Dr. Daniel Free coaches students on tying up cherry tomatoes. The plants are growing in gravel fed by water and waste from the tilapia below. The tomatoes will keep growing into the ceiling of the greenhouse.
