**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** HYDROPONICS AT KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE: PROJECT SUMMARY1) PROJECT TITLE: HYDROPONICS AT KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF CUNY2) AFRI FARM BILL PRIORITY AREA: AGRICULTURE SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY, NUTRITION AND HEALTH;3) PROJECT DURATION: 24 MONTHS4) PROJECT DIRECTORS:CHRISTINE ZAGARI-LOPORTO, ASSISTANT DEAN OF CONTINUING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; SHANNON CARAVELLO, DRPH, ADJUNCT LECTURER AND KINGSBOROUGH CC COMMUNITY FARM AND GARDEN ADMINISTRATOR5) SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION: KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK6) OTHER ORGANIZATIONS: NEW YORK SUN WORKS7) NAME OR TYPE OF INDUSTRY-ACCEPTED CREDENTIAL THE PROJECT WILL GENERATE OR PARTICIPANTS WILL ACHIEVE: HYDROPONIC FARMING MICROCREDENTIAL8) NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 369) LOCATIONS AT WHICH THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR: KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2001 ORIENTAL BOULEVARD BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11235ABSTRACT:THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS THE INCREASE THE ABILITY OF NEW YORKERS TO ENTER THE WORLD OF HYDROPONIC FARMING, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE NOT KNOWN ABOUT THE INDUSTRY. HYDROPONICS FARMING USES WATER-BASED NUTRIENTS INSTEAD OF SOIL TO GROW PLANTS. FARMS ARE TRADITIONALLY INDOORS OR IN GREENHOUSES AND CAN VARY IN SIZE FROM LARGE COMMERCIAL FARMS TO GROWING SMALL PLANTS IN A PERSON'S HOME.HYDROPONICS AT KCC (H-KCC) HAS 4 UNIQUE, YET INTERRELATED COMPONENTS:CREATION OF A HYDROPONICS CLASSROOM ON CAMPUS AT KINGSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE;THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HYDROPONIC MICROCREDENTIAL;NEWLY TRAINED HYDROPONIC INSTRUCTORS; ANDCREATION OF HYDROPONICS AT KCC, A HYDROPONIC WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAM.TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, KCC WILL WORK WITH NY SUN WORKS, A NYC-BASED NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES HYDROPONIC FARM-CLASSROOMS AND RELATED DISCOVERING SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE CURRICULUM TO K-12TH GRADE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY. THROUGH THEIR PROGRAM, NY SUN WORKS ENGAGES STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY ABOUT SCIENCE, SUSTAINABILITY, ANDLOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION - ALL WHILE STUDENTS GROW AND HARVEST FRESH PRODUCE TO SHARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY.DURING THE PILOT, THE PROGRAM'S AUDIENCE WILL BE RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE GREEN ECONOMY AND ALTERNATIVE FARMING METHODS, FOCUSING ON THOSE WHO WERE IN SCHOOLS WITH HYDROPONIC FARMS. UPON COMPLETION OF THE PILOT, AND AFTER ITS EVALUATION, PROGRAM STAFF WILL THEN RECRUIT FOR TWO ADDITIONAL COHORTS THAT ARE OPEN TO THE WIDER PUBLIC.

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