Released August 5, 2010
ITHACA, N.Y. -- With more than $1 million of public support now in place, the dream of creating a rooftop cutting-edge aquaponics greenhouse at one of New York's most innovative high schools is about to become a reality.
Officials at Food and Finance High School and partners at Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City (CUCE-NYC) announced Aug. 5 that the school has secured a total of $1.37 million through the offices of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and N.Y. Sen. Tom Duane. The funding allows the high school to move toward construction of the 4,500-square-foot project at its 525 W. 50th St. facility -- a rooftop green revolution that will advance the school's science curriculum, offer students a hands-on education in state-of-the-art growing skills and help feed the community.
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