Itawamba Agriculture High School’s (IAHS) agriculture program has added a hydroponics unit that lets students grow vegetables indoors without soil.

Heather Carpenter, diversified agriculture science teacher and Future Farmers of America advisor at IAHS, said the unit gives students hands-on experience with a new production style.

The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Research Institute Health & Wellness Center expanded its hydroponic gardening efforts this summer by equipping area teachers with the tools and knowledge to bring hydroponics directly into their classrooms.

This summer, the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) Research Institute Health & Wellness Center (RIHWC) expanded its hydroponic gardening efforts by equipping area teachers with the tools and knowledge to bring hydroponics directly into their classrooms.

At Meadowbrook Apartments, growing fresh food is also growing curiosity, confidence, and connection.

Since 2023, the Meadowbrook Garden Club has been growing with a Flex Farm alongside the Heaven’s Windows team.

Every prospective container farmer runs into the same wall: the sticker price. A new turnkey hydroponic container farm is a six-figure purchase before you have harvested a single head of lettuce.

By locating the container within the footprint of Hancock Health’s medical fitness campus, the health system is creating a new model for integrating fresh food access into preventive health, chronic disease management and wellness education.

As agriculture adapts to climate change, resource constraints, and growing food demand, universities are rethinking how they prepare students for careers in the industry. While traditional fieldwork remains valuable, it no longer reflects the technologies transforming commercial food production.