The operating team at the Algonquin (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment Plant found a great use for part of the plant property: raising food for charity.Last year they grew more than 900 pounds of vegetables for the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Interfaith Food Pantry — the same amount produced in 2012, the garden’s first year. The harvest included tomatoes, tomatillos, potatoes, sweet potatoes, beans, eggplant, peppers, sweet corn, cucumbers, cantaloupe, squash, radishes, basil, kale, Swiss chard and sunflowers.The garden was a cooperative effort involving the treatment plant team, the food pantry, the Jacobs High School Green Eagles garden club (advised by science
A Great Use Of Land
Gardens tended by the crew at the Algonquin (Ill.) Wastewater Treatment Plant produced more than 900 pounds of vegetables for a local pantry.
Feb 17, 2014
| by Ted J. Rulseh |
