Irrigation Automation in the Farm to Fork Project at Pioneer High School
Irrigation Automation in the Farm to Fork Project at Pioneer High School is critical to its success. It is impossible to remember to water everything every day. Also, you will have to come in on weekends and water. In this case the kids at Pioneer High School use traditional and advanced irrigation systems. Since the [...]
3D Vegetable Garden at Pioneer High School
A 3D Vegetable Garden is different than a vertical garden at Pioneer High School. The idea comes from traditional Chinese gardeners and hydroponics/Aquaponics. In hydroponics and Aquaponics there is a limited horizontal space where plant roots can grow. That means the plant’s canopy needs to be managed in the space above the grow beds. At [...]
Pioneer High School – Farm to Fork Program
Fernando Flanagan, a teacher at Pioneer High School, San Jose, CA, put together a Farm to Fork Program for his kids at Pioneer High School. His goal is to teach his kids where food comes from, how to grow vegetables, prepare, preserve, eat and compost waste food with other organic materials. It’s done only organically. [...]