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Philadelphia Students Using Hydro-Tech Farm To Grow Food
The harvested produce is being sent right out to Philadelphia communities in need.
June 22, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Local STEM students are growing food in a hydro-tech farm in the city. The harvested produce is being sent right out to Philadelphia communities in need.
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This farm can produce 2.5 acres of food weekly. Local students are working hard to bring this healthy, locally grown option to their communities.
It looks fake — but this produce is as real as it gets. Students are growing pesticide-free food on walls inside this hydro-tech farm outside Imhotep Institute Charter School in the Northwest section of the city.
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