{"id":16390,"date":"2025-07-29T15:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/librarynews\/?p=16390"},"modified":"2025-07-29T15:06:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:06:23","slug":"introducing-the-hydroponic-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/librarynews\/2025\/07\/29\/introducing-the-hydroponic-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Hydroponic Display!\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hydroponic Display located on the 3rd Floor of Charles Library, photos by Ella Lathan. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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The Office of Sustainability and staff at Charles Library have worked together to install a hydroponics display located by the main staircase on the 3rd<\/sup> Floor. This installation was led by Green Grant recipients, Engineers for Climate Action. The Green Grant<\/a> funds student-led projects, programs, and initiatives that advance Temple University’s commitment to sustainability through their positive impact on campus and our local environment and community.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engineers for Climate Action were awarded $900 from the Office of Sustainability\u2019s Green Grant for parts associated with the construction of the hydroponics display. Their sustainable hydroponics system, an innovative solution for growing plants using mineral-rich water instead of soil, now lives in Charles Library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since its installation in late April, it has become a luscious garden! Ranging in plant variety from tomatoes to kale, few libraries are lucky enough to have tomatoes growing inside the actual building! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hydroponic Display on June 3, 2025.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Hydroponic Display<\/strong> on July 15, 2025<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cNot only do our crops use ~90% less water than traditional methods, but the living installation serves as a reminder to all students on campus that there is a culture of sustainability here are Temple,\u201d Maddy Mailloux said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hydroponic systems have many benefits including enhancing plant yields, using less water, being able to grow all year round, and preventing soil degradation. The hydroponics system is not just a tool for growing plants\u2014it is a platform for cultivating awareness, fostering collaboration, and driving progress toward a more sustainable future.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All made possible by the Green Grant recipients, these students have worked hard to achieve this triumph but they couldn’t have done it without one another.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA little extra effort goes a long way when it comes to sustainability… working in collaboration towards a common goal can do a lot of good on our campus,\u201d Erich Sands said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate Action PA, League of Conservation Voters, put together a video with the students involved in the hydroponic installation. Click here to watch the installation come to life.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hydroponic Display on July 22, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Want to learn more about how the hydroponic system works? Check out this blog post.<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The grant application opens late in the fall semester, and winners are selected early the following calendar year. Project implementation and execution spans the spring semester. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about this grant, visit this site.<\/a>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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