As the world becomes increasingly aware of the link between food choices and overall health, a new generation of students is poised to create major changes in the food industry. Students exposed to education models that embrace growing and valuing fresh produce will ultimately be tomorrow's customers.  

This shift has the potential to fundamentally alter how food companies operate, what products fill store shelves, and how food is marketed to consumers.

The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) will launch its next vertical agriculture course on March 31, offering hands-on training in a fast-growing sector of modern farming.

The controlled environment can accelerate plant growth and increase yields while using less water and fewer pesticides.

Farish Anfal and Calvin Aranha, both 26 years old, are budding techpreneurs who have integrated Artificial Intelligence (AI) into hydroponic farms through their start-up company, Krop AI.

They started Krop AI in 2021 as a startup agritech company based out of Brahmavara in Udupi district.

Les Verts Living and Vancouver Botanical Gardens Association (VBGA) are proud to introduce a new display on indoor hydroponic gardening — now on view in the Discovery Room of the Visitor Centre at VanDusen Botanical Garden.

Designed for classroom learning, the EdRack Hydroponic System allows students to explore plant science, sustainability, food production, and technology through interactive, project-based experiences.

Students can follow crops from planting to harvest while developing skills in science, mathematics, and critical thinking.

Jackson Elementary School students cracked open their first Hydroponic Flex Farm Tuesday to educate kids and feed those in need.

It is a machine that uses nutrient-rich water to grow plants without soil in a man-made environment.

The video opens with a clear message: “Schools combine hands-on learning of academics paired with life skills.”

It emphasizes that classrooms are becoming more interactive and relevant to daily life, not confined to standard lectures and worksheets.

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.

Fifty-five schools across North Dakota are receiving grants from the state’s Department of Agriculture (NDDA) to create hydroponic garden systems.

The NDDA offered its Farm to School hydroponics garden grant in order to help students learn about local food and how it’s grown.

GROW (Growing Real Opportunities for Work) at Kazimour Farm & Orchard is making strides in Cedar Rapids by providing horticultural education that creates meaningful employment for local students, as well as individuals with disabilities, while addressing community food insecurity.

Agricultural science, taught by Mrs. Michelle (“Shelley”) Shurlow, is underway at Gladstone High School for the very first year.

Currently an elective, the class gives a group of students education on various elements of agriculture through hands-on experience, guest speakers, field trips, and online learning.

Live Well Kosciusko is expanding its Tower Garden Initiative in 2026 by bringing fresh, locally grown produce and hands-on learning to six locations across the county.
This initiative began as a pilot project at Combined Community Services, made possible through a grant from AWS Foundation and Cardinal Services.

Two secondary schools in Manchester are set to see the benefits from the use of vertical hydroponic towers in the enhancement of agricultural programmes for students.

The schools namely, Manchester High and Holmwood Technical High, were presented with the towers on Thursday during a handing over ceremony in Mandeville.

The Ubly FFA Chapter was one of 11 schools awarded Glassbrook grant funding to support hands-on agricultural education.

The chapter wrote a grant to purchase Tower Gardens, a vertical farming and hydroponics system, for use in the school and greenhouse.

After North Casper Elementary School closed its doors, the Casper Housing Authority bought the building and made a promise to the school district: to turn it into something positive.

That's how Urban Thistle Farm was born, and its mission is to alleviate the food desert in North Casper.

As reported by KATV Channel 8, the Hydroponic Plant Systems Career Pathway aims to help prepare Arkansas students for careers in agriculture and STEM through hands-on experience and education in hydroponics.

Additionally, the system will introduce students to robotics and automation tools and leverage AI to analyze and optimize crop data and performance, respectively.

NASA has been a pioneer in the field of indoor farming for decades and collaborates often with outside institutions.

For more than 40 years, Purdue University in Indiana has received funding from and collaborated with NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, as part of the agency’s Specialized Center of Research and Training program to explore methods of growing plants under electric light.

(Lander, WY) – Students in a freshman year agriculture class at Lander Valley High School harvested over 30 pounds of lettuce this week after growing it entirely inside their classroom.

The greens were delivered to the cafeteria and served in school lunches for teachers and students the following day.