Third graders Liam Lavine and Thomas Holom were anything but coy Tuesday as they explained how Fernan STEM Academy's aquaponics system works. It all begins with the fish, what they eat and the organic waste they generate.
"It's kind of like fertilizer, and then it goes through here; there's a bunch of algae in here," Thomas said, pointing to the different compartments and pipes as water bubbled through the system just inside the school's front entrance.
Fernan students aren't the only ones excited about this science-based pond-to-table aquaponics gardening system. Members of the Coeur d'Alene Garden Club visited the school that afternoon to present Fernan and aquaponics adviser Betsy Kovatch with a grant check for $500 to support the program.
"That means we can grow cooler plants, like maybe a couple Venus flytraps," Liam said.
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