You could stay at home on Saturday November 17 th sleeping or waiting for that someone to text you, or…. You could add some spice to you life.

You could stay at home on Saturday November 17th sleeping or waiting for that someone to text you, or…. You could add some spice to you life

And go on a Agri-science and Environmental Academy field trip to Winter Garden, Floridahttp://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=ll

Visit the state of the art hydroponics roof-top production facility of Green Sky Growershttp://greenskygrowers.com/index.htm

You will tour this• Welcome to Green Sky Growers• Green Sky Growers, a rooftop farm, is

located on top of the Garden Building in Winter Garden, Florida, and is the first Certified Green building in the world with commercial-scale, Aqua-Dynamic farming on the rooftop. Green Sky Growers produces tons of fresh vegetables and fish on an annual basis without the use of harmful pesticides.

• Environmentally friendly growing practices include the harvesting of rainwater that is recycled in the Aqua-Dynamic growing systems.

• All the growing systems continuously recycle 100% of the nutrients and water.

• The majority of food produced is available to the local Winter Garden community, thus providing healthy, locally grown and low carbon-footprint food.

What happens on the roof top?

Amazingly cool stuff!!!!!Hydroponics: Plants grown with water, and the water gets the nutrients from… FISH

WOW!

And then visit one of the best farmer’s markets in the country Winter Garden Farmers Market Voted Top Medium-Sized Farmers Market in the US Green Sky Growers is proud to be a part of the Winter Garden Farmers Market, which was voted Florida's favorite and the top medium-sized farmers market in the US by the American Farmland Trust.

At the farmer’s market

Live Music!!!!!!

and CHEESE

Learn which produce is local and what came from other states

Taste hispanic culture, learn and use some spanishvocabulary for the produce and local signs. ¡Qué divertido!

Radish= el rabano

Enjoy the quaint historic downtown with its brick streets and fountain. Recharge at one of the many restaurants. You will find Thai food, bar-b-que, French pastries, or traditional American cuisine.

Visit the Railroad Museum and the Winter Garden Heritage Museum to complete a scavenger hunt and learn about the relationship between agriculture, the railroad, population and the local enviroment.

The ups and downs of the citrusindustry

Numerous agricultural technological Innovations sprouted in Winter Garden

Learn about the negative impact of agriculture on the ecology of nearby Lake Apopka

And more importantly, what has been done to resolve the problems.

Or you could have stayed in bed waiting for that text…

Be different. Seek knowledge. Pursue excellence.

Useful links for follow-up information

 http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9879881.htm

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/7/prweb9740332.htm

http://www.wintergardenfarmersmarket.com/ 

http://greenskygrowers.com

www.wghf.org The winter Garden Heritage Foundationhttp://cfrrmuseum.org www.cfcnrhs.org The Central Florida Railroad Museum