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Gifft Hill School unveiled its new aquaponics system Tuesday afternoon, kicking off an Island Green Living Association-sponsored initiative to move toward food security in the Virgin Islands. IGLA President Harith Wickrema, who donated the aquaponics system to the St. John school, said he hopes the territory’s students become ambassadors by bringing home their newfound knowledge of agriculture and encouraging their families to grow their own foods. Aquaponics is an agricultural system that combines hydroponics—growing plants without soil—and aquaculture, or raising fish. The only input the system requires is fish food, as the fish provide nutrients for the growing plants. This allows the plants to grow without soil or additional watering, a positive feature on an island where water is a precious resource.

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