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Jones Valley Teaching Farm says ARPA funds helped expand to 16 Birmingham schools; reports nearly 5,000 students served
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Jones Valley Teaching Farm told the City Council July 29 that ARPA-supported expansion has placed educational hydroponic systems in 16 Birmingham City Schools and that the nonprofit reached nearly 5,000 students in the past year.
Jones Valley Teaching Farm presented its annual update to the Birmingham City Council July 29, reporting city-supported expansion into classroom and controlled-environment agriculture across 16 Birmingham City Schools and a nearly 5,000-student reach during the past year.
Amanda Storey, executive director of Jones Valley Teaching Farm, said ARPA funding and city support enabled the organization to add eight hydroponic (controlled-environment) systems this fall, doubling the number of partner schools from eight to 16. Storey said the nonprofit aims to reach…
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