Hydroponic system in action – foodCIRCUS at Rožnov gymnasium.

It is great to see research results be directly implemented in real-life solutions, particularly in sustainable food production and waste reuse. That is what the team of representatives of Vysoká škola báňská – Technická univerzita Ostrava, Centre for Energy and Environmental Technologies VŠB-TUO had the opportunity to do recently, as the results of the foodCIRCUS project on Circular solutions for keeping food waste out of Central Europe’s schools were presented to students of the biology club at the Rožnov Gymnasium.

 

Students were introduced to the project through an engaging presentation, which covered the impacts of food waste, various options for its processing, and the research process involved in its reuse. It is great that the hydroponic cultivation project is being presented directly to students and that they are genuinely interested in the topic.

During the presentation, students actively responded and subsequently engaged in a lively discussion. It was clear that the younger generation is truly interested in the issue of food waste and that this topic is close to their hearts.

 

The meeting also included a practical part, in which students set up their own experiment in a special hydroponic system! Over the course of two weeks, they monitored and recorded the growth of garden cress using torrefied pellets made from separated waste and observed their nutritional properties.

 

We hope those bright students will join our fight with the food waste and become the change we aim to inspire!

photo credit: Lucie Jezerska