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USA - PRESCOTT, WISCONSIN: The District Received a $10,000 Grant From Marshfield Clinic and Security Health Plan To Install Two Hydroponic “Flex Farms.”
The district received a $10,000 grant from Marshfield Clinic and Security Health Plan to install two hydroponic “flex farms.”
The system will grow leafy greens year-round, supplying up to 75% of the high school salad bar’s lettuce, reducing costs, conserving water, and providing hands-on learning opportunities for students.
Lettuce With A Purpose: Campus Farm Cultivates Inclusion and Sustainability
Through the opening of Peace Produce at William Peace University, Pacer Dining is now serving lettuce grown right on campus.
Peace Produce, the campus’s new hydroponic farm, launched on Sept. 5 with a celebration that included samples of the farm’s fresh lettuce.
“The salads were served with two unique salad dressings prepared by Chef James Pelli,” Pacer Dining Marketing Coordinator Alex Strickler said.

