On May 15, 2023 Chaya completed her Eagle Project which consisted of building a hydroponic garden at the Holly Springs Food Cupboard. Chaya completed her Eagle Board of Review on September 15, 2023 earning her the rank of Eagle Scout.
“This project will the helpful because it allows the food cupboard to grow more types of plants. It’s also energy efficient, and production increases in the same amount of space because the plant will never run out of nutrients due to the reservoir routinely pumping them out. We can reuse the water for 3 weeks and have it cycle through the system.This system is needed because the food cupboard has a restricted amount of space and since this goes on a post it doesn’t take up as much space. However it also allows nutrients to be more easily available to plants, and allows for crop rotation. This allows the foood cupboard to have total control over pH, nutrients, light + heat exposure, plants they grow.” – Chaya M.
