Sustainability First: How Technology Is Helping One Eleuthera’s Training Room

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ELEUTHERA, BAHAMAS – The training farm is a key part of the One Eleuthera Foundation’s Centre for training and innovation.

It was created to increase food and local subsistence farming through education and training that equips the next generation of farmers with the tools to grow the farming industry.

It features a deep-water culture hydroponic pond, a packing house for cleaning and packaging farm produce, a 1-million-gallon water rain catchment reservoir and a photovoltaic solar power system. 

A state-of-the-art 1 point 1 acre retractable roof grow house, that’s the first in the region.

Crop Production Officer Selima Hauber says it’s a game changer for tropical climates.

And One Eleuthera is also catching the attention of international stakeholders.

They were recently visited by a  representative from the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources.