Fish,
Friends,
& Fresh Food
AQUAPONICS ARE
BRINGING A COMPLETE
ECOSYSTEM INTO PJP
In American folk legend, Tisquantum
of the Patuxet is said to have taught
early European colonists about the
nutritional chain from fish remains to
crop growth. While the story itself has
never been verified, the relationship
between animal and plant life, and
our ability to sustain ourselves from
it, has always run true.
At Pope John Paul II High School
(PJP), Science Department Chair
Clayton Cottman is keeping that
lesson (and approximately 4
goldfish and 2 Koi) alive today for his
students. After attending a workshop
on aquaponics last fall, he has set up
a lab at PJP that is putting students
in charge of feeding fish, plants, and
people in need — simultaneously.