How do you like your eggs? I like mine fresh from the chicken coop at 754X, prepared in a deviled egg salad and wrapped in a fresh lettuce leaf that I cut myself from the NFT hydroponic system in Mr. Masefield’s classroom.

Seem like a school-yard to plate dream? This is what a group of D75 teachers got to do at this week’s Hydroponics PD at the J.M. Rapport School for Career Development in the Bronx. They also learned about different kinds of hydroponic systems like Nutrient Film Technique (NFT); Ebb and Flow; Wick; Water Culture; Drip; and Aeroponic, and learned how to take care of them. Thank you Mr. Masefield and Principal Daniel Hoehn for hosting us!

Happy D75 teachers after an inspirational day of learning about hydroponics and hanging with the chickens
Maddie checks the water level and refills the Tower Garden reservoir
Fresh herbs hanging to dry
Egg washing station. Fresh eggs collected from the school hens get washed before being cooked. Students package the rest and stamp the boxes to be sent home.
Egg salad prep. Safety first.
Side of the chicken coop
Some of the famous 754X chickens, emerging for their meet and greet with the teachers
Close-up of one of the plants in the vine-crop system showing clay pellets and rock wool as the growing mediums
Roots of a pac choy plant, close relative of the bok choy, in the NFT system