From Fish to Dish?

Did you know that cacao beans are in low supply worldwide? That means your favorite chocolate treat may soon become more expensive or more difficult to find! Chocolate treats may also contain more "fillers" instead of real cocoa in the future. Yuck!

Our 5th graders discovered this bad news while learning about supply and demand in Social Studies. But the good news is that we, as innovators, can find ways to increase the world's food supply without depleting too many resources.

Our research about innovative farming methods led us to the discovery of "Aquaponics," which uses less water than traditional farming. 

Here's how it works:

Photo credit: http://tucsonap.org/

Yes, that's right--- fish can help us grow crops! Our 5th graders were so excited to learn that they will be doing their very own Aquaponics project here at Kingswood. We will be growing some cold weather crops, and will be comparing our results to 3rd grade, who will be using a different farming method. 

We can't wait to get started!