Maximum Yield USA 2011 July | Page 30

MAX facts hydroponic news, tips and trivia Lifting Spirits With Hydroponics The United Cerebral Palsy of New York City recently began an indoor farming curriculum. Alternative gardening practices like hydroponics are being used as tools to improve the lives of developmentally disable individuals, providing education, therapy and job opportunities. (Source: www.ucpnyc.org) Clifford proudly displays his first first pepper harvest. Urban Agriculture Aims at Helping Seattleā€™s at-Risk Youth Seattle Youth Garden Works (SYGW) employs young homeless individuals or those involved in the juvenile justice system, offering teens and young adults the opportunity to work, develop social skills and eventually find stable employment or ret W&