December 2, 2020
Can the blight of empty storefronts and blacked-out windows blossom into an indoor hub for healthy food for surrounding communities?
University of Maryland students and faculty this semester have been working to answer “yes” to that question with a plan to transform abandoned commercial buildings in Prince George’s County into centers of urban agriculture bursting with fresh vegetables and fish. The project, a capstone experience for Environmental Science and Technology (ENST) undergraduates, is supported by a collaboration between the county and the university’s Partnership for Action Learning in Sustainability (PALS) program.