Seaponics

Experiments in Hydroponics

An interview with Akash Heimlich and Monica Tobar, By Ing-Marie

Alok’s (left) and Satyavan’s hydroponics experiment

Climbing the steps to the roof at Maitreye through a maze of white tiles, one would not expect the lush, verdant explosion at the top. On my first visit in December, there was green everywhere: lettuce seedlings bursting from their small containers, melon plants cascading from horizontal pipes, even a small papaya proudly pushing the other plants out of the way.