1.
Operation
Salsa
Student
Biology
Symposium
Everyone
has
the
choice
to
cultivate
some
of
his
or
her
own
produce
at
home
or
to
purchase
it.
With
the
negative
effects
of
pesticides
used
on
imported
and
locally
grown
non-­‐organic
produce,
it
is
a
more
relevant
time
than
any
for
students
to
learn
how
to
create
their
own
garden.
Conventional
means
of
growing
are
sometimes
impractical
under
certain
circumstances.
Alternative
agricultural
methods
are
an
emerging
field
of
research,
as
the
demands
for
quality
produce
continue
to
rise
and
international
relations
change.
Research
into
gardening
methods
that
do
not
use
soil
can
be
both
practical
and
affordable
to
those
with
limited
resources
or
improper
climate
for
growing
produce.
This
semester-­‐long
project,
which
was
completed
in
tandem
with
the
regular
course
curriculum,
examined
the
method
of
hydroponic
growing
for
tomato
and
pepper
plants.
Students
will
present
the
results
and
conclusions
of
their
garden
project
and
take
questions
from
the
audience.
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