Food for thought: Telecom High School opens greenhouse
Students to grow their own food on rooftop
Students can grow their own vegetables and eat them too, now that a state-of-the-art greenhouse has opened at the High School of Telecommunication Arts and Technology in Bay Ridge.
Located on the roof of the school at 350 67th St., the new greenhouse is a 1,242-square-foot space that will give students the chance to learn about botany, hydroponics, nutrition, food production and other topics relating to a sustainable environment, officials said.
Councilmember Vincent Gentile (D-Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights-Bensonhurst) and officials from the New York City School Construction Authority (SCA) were among those attending a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new facility on Oct. 7. Principal Xhenete Shepard and Assistant Principal of Technology David De Martini hosted the ceremony, which was also attended by students of the school.