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US (MN): New London school hears proposal for aeroponics system

A patented process to produce vegetables with an aeroponics method that was developed by a 1987 New London-Spicer graduate could serve as an educational tool—and revenue source—for the school district in the future.

Dana Anderson gave a presentation Monday night to the NLS School Board about his Living Green Farms.

Anderson developed the automated misting system that feeds vertical containers of leafy vegetables that are grown in air—without soil—in 2010.

Since 2012 he has been operating a beta facility in Faribault, where he produces and sells nearly 40 different varieties of lettuce and herbs in the year-round growing facility, with hopes to expand the company through franchises.

NLS currently has a passive solar greenhouse and wind turbine that are incorporated into classroom curriculum, and the district is considering expanding programs as part of a proposal for an "energy education center for experiential learning center." It would make NLS a testing site for hands-on energy related concepts and technologies.

Read more at the West Central Tribune
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