Growing Fresh Food in New Ways
Hydroponic growing uses water and nutrients, rather than soil, to grow plants. Healthy Archuleta uses hydroponic systems to explore practical ways to grow fresh food, build local knowledge, and support community food access.
Healthy Archuleta operates four hydroponic grow towers that produce fresh vegetables and herbs for community food-access efforts while creating hands-on learning opportunities for youth, volunteers, and community members.
Healthy Archuleta operates four hydroponic grow towers that produce fresh vegetables and herbs for community food-access efforts while creating hands-on learning opportunities for youth, volunteers, and community members.
Why Hydroponic Growing?
Hydroponic systems can help communities:
- Grow fresh produce in small spaces
- Extend opportunities to grow food beyond the traditional garden season
- Build skills in plant care, harvesting, and food preparation
- Create hands-on learning opportunities for youth and adults
- Support fresh-produce sharing and nutrition-security efforts
- Explore water-conscious food-production practices
Learning Through Food Production
Growing food helps people better understand the connections between food, health, the environment, and community wellbeing. Hydroponic systems offer an accessible way to follow food from seed to harvest and learn about the care that goes into producing fresh food.
This work is part of Healthy Archuleta’s broader food-system approach, which connects local food production, gardens, food access, education, and community resilience.
This work is part of Healthy Archuleta’s broader food-system approach, which connects local food production, gardens, food access, education, and community resilience.
Explore Related Food-System Work
Learn more about garden education, local food production, food access, and the long-term vision for a stronger local food system.
Get Involved
There are opportunities to support hydroponic food production through volunteering, learning activities, partnerships, and community food-system work.
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