Most of the produce in the village is flown in or brought in on a barge. The facility is a way for the community to have more control over the food that they eat.
Cody Pitka points at a pepper growing at Angoon High School’s hydroponic facility on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. In the remote Southeast Alaska village of Angoon , high school students are learning how to grow their own produce using hydroponic technology.
Greenery grows in a hydroponic pod at Angoon High School’s hydroponic facility on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. “It means a lot to me and like just being able to come here and help with the community and try to get other people to come in and help,” he said.Angoon is on Admiralty Island, where it rains constantly and sunshine is a rarity in the winter.
Lisa Kooshesh-Booth, a junior, said growing food here allows her to provide for her community in a brand-new way.A pepper grows at Angoon High School’s hydroponic facility on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Coenraad said before the program, fresh vegetables were hard to come by in the village. Now, students get to enjoy the produce every day. And, once students get their share of the harvest, the rest goes to elders and anyone else in the community who wants some. It’s all free.“Being able to help the community out with vegetables, like fresh vegetables, but they know where it came from,” he said.
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