Warwick's most unusual garden just might be in William Potter's classroom. The Hoxsie Elementary School fifth-grade teacher has been looking after the school's lettuce plants, which finished growing on Monday in Hoxsie's new hydroponic garden. The garden, which grows plants using light, water, and nutrients and without using soil at all, is the first of its kind in Rhode Island's elementary schools.
Principal Gary McCoombs said that he heard about the hydroponic gardens while attending an expo at the Crowne Plaza after Aramark employee Rob Rustico pointed them out to him.
The school then purchased the garden using grant funding. According to Potter, the garden cost $4,000.
The garden, critically, can also grow plants throughout the winter so students can learn about them year-round. McCoombs said that the school will likely be growing different and more difficult plants throughout the year to teach students about gardening.
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