TFFJ’s CEO & Founder Katherine Soll was recently featured on America’s Morning Headquarters on The Weather Channel! During her segment, Kathy discussed the use of hydroponic farming to combat food insecurity and increase food access. She also drove home the impact that TFFJ has had on students and their communities across New York City, and in Denver.
Watch the full segment below!
Cooking looks different for every household and community.
For those preparing food without a full kitchen, these no-cook recipes offer simple and delicious ways to use fresh greens.
Leafy Green Spaetzle Students in the afterschool club at Urban Assembly Maker Academy, a co-located school at Murry Bergtraum Educational Campus, chose this recipe together
Building Hydroponic Farms That Students Can Truly Use | Harrison Hillier didn’t enter college expecting to build hydroponic systems. At the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, he spent long days commuting and often couldn’t go home between classes. He took a job at the plant breeding research station, which shared space with the aquaculture facility. The place was full of old tubs, pumps, PVC pipes, and leftover equipment. When a small human-made pond near the station was drained for construction, he and a friend moved the turtles and fish into one of the giant tubs and built a makeshift aquaponics system out of whatever they could find.
