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Beyond the Ozarks

Greenhouse Project Teaches Independence

KUAF

Published June 21, 2015 at 10:36 AM CDT

The Elizabeth Richardson Center's greenhouse at their Life Skills campus in Springdale recently switched to a hydroponic system. In addition to producing more produce, the classes held there teach clients with a variety of disabilities all aspects of gardening, how to prepare the foods they grow, and potentially how to sell them.

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