(Carmen Rodgers) Reeltown High School student, Tanner Hill, holds one of the Bluegills that lives a 200-300-gallon tank that is part of the aquaponic system inside the school's greenhouse.
(Carmen Rodgers) The director of the Coosa Valley RC&D Council Terry Martin, State Representative Ed Oliver, State Representative Pebblin Warren, Coosa Valley RC&D council member Jerry Parker, RHS principal Tom Cochran, Tallapoosa County Superintendent Joe Windle, Coosa Valley RC&D executive director Heidi Richards, Coosa Valley RC&D office manager Christy Cochran, Agriscience Teacher Clint Burges, along with students enrolled in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) program, were on all hand Monday morning for the check presentation.
(Carmen Rodgers) Reeltown High School student, Tanner Hill, holds one of the Bluegills that lives a 200-300-gallon tank that is part of the aquaponic system inside the school's greenhouse.
(Carmen Rodgers) The director of the Coosa Valley RC&D Council Terry Martin, State Representative Ed Oliver, State Representative Pebblin Warren, Coosa Valley RC&D council member Jerry Parker, RHS principal Tom Cochran, Tallapoosa County Superintendent Joe Windle, Coosa Valley RC&D executive director Heidi Richards, Coosa Valley RC&D office manager Christy Cochran, Agriscience Teacher Clint Burges, along with students enrolled in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) program, were on all hand Monday morning for the check presentation.
Students at Reeltown High School are learning about aquaponics thanks to a $5,829 grant through the Coosa Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D).
Hydroponics is basically growing plants without soil. The function of soil is to supply plants with nutrients and to anchor the plants' roots. In a hydroponic garden, plants are provided with a complete nutrient formula and an inert growing medium to anchor the plants' roots so they have easier access to the food and water.
