Amalungu e-FFA e-Moore High School, eqhele ngamakhilomitha angaba ngu-10 eningizimu ye-Oklahoma City, atshala umkhiqizo ngendlela engajwayelekile. Ngo-2018, i-Moore FFA yethula uhlelo oluhlaba umxhwele lwe-aquaponics: Bakhulisa i-tilapia ne-bluegill ukusiza ukondliwa kwezaqathi, ukhukhamba, utamatisi, i-bok choy, upelepele, u-squash, i-zucchini, nokuningi. “Siyisikole esisedolobheni, ngakho asinazo izinhlelo zokufuya ngokwesintu. I-Aquaponics iyindlela enhle yokwenza abafundi bethu bazibandakanye kwezolimo,” kusho uJessica Dunlap, umeluleki we-FFA kaMoore.
Yonke imikhiqizo yesistimu isetshenziswa kahle. Ekupheleni konyaka wesikole, ngemva kokukha umkhiqizo, abafundi bavuna futhi bafake izinhlanzi ukuze bagoduke nazo. "Sine-vacuum sealer ukuze abafundi bakwazi ukupakisha izinhlanzi futhi badle lelo phrotheni ekhaya," kusho uDunlap.
Amalungu anomthwalo wemfanelo wokunakekela lonke uhlelo, kusukela ezinhlanzini kuya ezitshalweni. Uhlelo lwabo lulokhu lukhula; isahluko sithole Izibonelelo Zokukhulisa Izimali ekwindla edlule ezisize ukuthenga izinhlanzi eziningi, imbewu, nezinsiza zokuhlola izinga lamanzi.
Amalungu e-FFA e-Moore asebenza kokufakiwe ukuze acele inselele yeresiphi.
“Ngiphonsele abafundi inselelo yokuthi bathole iresiphi efana ne-stir-fry, base benemizuzu engu-30 ukuthi baye endaweni ebamba ukushisa, bavune imifino yabo, bakhiphe yonke iresiphi yabo. Bese beyidla,” kusho uDunlap. “Kwakudingeka bahlanganise amaprotheni, njengenyama yenkukhu noma yenkomo, futhi babesebenzisa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zamafutha. Banobuchule obumangalisayo.”
Isahluko sinikele ngemikhiqizo esele kuthisha nabasebenzi baseMoore High School. Ngonyaka ozayo, banethemba lokukhulisa umkhiqizo owanele ukuze banikele ezinhlelweni zomphakathi. "Umkhiqizo wethu owengeziwe uhambile phakathi nemizuzu eyi-10, ngakho-ke siyazi ukuthi kunesidingo esikhulu ngawo," kusho uDunlap. “Inhloso yethu wukuba nemikhiqizo eyanele ezohlinzeka ngezinhlelo zokudla ngonyaka ozayo. Isikole sethu sinohlelo lokudla kobhaka lokuthi izingane zigoduke nokudla. Singathanda ukukwazi ukubahlinzeka ngokudla okusha.”
Ukufunda ukutshala ukudla usebenzisa i-aquaponics kube yinto evula amehlo kumalungu. UCrum wasebenzisa akufundayo ukuqala eyakhe uhlelo lwe-hydroponics encane ekhaya lapho etshala khona utamatisi nezimbali zomndeni wakhe. “Ngaphambi kokuthi siqale uhlelo lwethu lwe-aquaponics, bengingazi nokuthi kungenzeka ukuthi kutshalwe ukudla ngaleya ndlela,” kusho uCrum. “Ukubona lolu hlelo kwanginika imibono eminingi ngokutshala ukudla. Ngiyalithanda ikilasi le-ag ngoba ngitshala ukudla futhi ngenze umsebenzi omangalisayo wokwenza izandla.”
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