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Aquaponically grown lettuce from AgWorks at CCA will feed area families this Thanksgiving
Leslie Penkunas//November 22, 2019
Aquaponically grown lettuce from AgWorks at CCA will feed area families this Thanksgiving
Leslie Penkunas//November 22, 2019
On Thursday, November 21, student volunteers and interns from AgWorks at CCA – the largest public educational aquaponics facility in the country – harvested approximately 20 pounds of aquaponically grown lettuce to help feed midstate families this Thanksgiving. Since the official launch of AgWorks at CCA in December 2018, CCA students have grown and donated approximately 380 pounds of produce to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank.
“We are grateful for the ongoing contributions from the students at Commonwealth Charter Academy to support the 135,000 people we serve every month,” said Joe Arthur, executive director of the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. “The donations we receive are vital to achieving our mission of ending hunger, and it is encouraging to see these students join in that mission as they work to give back to their community.”
Located in Harrisburg, AgWorks at CCA is the largest publicly accessible state-of-the-art, living, learning laboratory that provides students of all ages with hands-on career training in several industries, including aquaponics, hydroponics, aeroponics, engineering, supply chain management, data analysis, information technology, electrical, plumbing and HVAC, and more.
Learn more about AgWorks at CCA by visiting, agworks.ccaeducate.me.
