The urban neighborhood of Gandul in San Juan struggles with food insecurity due to limited local bodegas and high grocery costs. Project sponsors Gandul Community Center and Corporación La Fondita de Jesús engaged us to develop a model hydroponic garden to provide a sustainable source of fresh produce, addressing this issue. The garden will produce food, enhance community health and hydroponics education, and community self-sufficiency. Our project analyzed food availability at local grocery stores and created the hydroponic system, an operating manual, and an educational pamphlet. The new partnership with project sponsor staff enriched our lives and underpinned project outcomes, while paving the way for future collaborations between WPI and the Gandul community.

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Creator

• Hinchcliffe, Jocelyn
• Jacob, Rayna
• Struble, Brooke
• Smith, Kenneth

Subject

• Sustainability
• Innovation
• Health
• Project-Based Learning
• Well-Being
• Learning
• Environment
• Community
• Food

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-043024-202158
• 122228

Keyword

• Mapping
• Hydroponic Garden
• Community
• Food Insecurity
• Sustainable

Advisor

• Burrier, Grant A.
• Jiusto, Scott

Year

• 2024

Center

• San Juan, Puerto Rico Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• El Gandul Community Center
• Corporación La Fondita de Jesús

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 2 - Zero Hunger
• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 10 - Reducing Inequality
• 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2024-04-30

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-043024-202158

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2024-05-17