Plastic bottle pots and planters by Sadie C

My project was to make pots out of old plastic bottles that also created more planting spaces for people who don’t have much space for gardening. My inspiration for the project stemmed from a planter I saw at the Wellington Botanical Garden that was made from old plastic milk jugs, and I wanted to do something like  that for the maker fair. One challenge for me was that I couldn’t find the right kind of hook to mount my project on the wall , so I ended up (My project was to make pots out of old plastic bottles that also created more planting spaces for people who don’t have much space for gardening. My inspiration for the project stemmed from a planter I saw at the Wellington Botanical Garden that was made from old plastic milk jugs, and I wanted to do something like  that for the maker fair. One challenge for me was that I couldn’t find the right kind of hook to mount my project on the wall , so I ended up ( (This is my maker fair booth being set up) just having the milk bottles as pots on the ground.                                                                                           

The original idea was to make an indoor wall mounted garden with a drainage system and some LED lights, but that proved to be too complicated to finish in like 7 hours, so I decided to do a few different examples of  outdoor planters from old bottles. Something I learned in the process is that no matter how much you plan, you might still screw something up, or discover some kind of design flaw that will force you to comepletly change your presentation or set up. If I had more time, I would’ve  found that hook and mounted my projects on the wall. The hook that I needed probably cost about 8 dollars, although you could probably use a normal hook. The cost of the plants varies depending on the plant, and the rest of the materials are free or very cheap.https://balconygardenweb.com/best-vegetables-to-grow-in-pots-most-productive-vegetables/ This is a link to a website for small space gardening

Methane Harvester

Dylan S. 6B

Methane is one of the worst greenhouse gasses commonly being produced, so my project was to try to create a design that would harvest methane to grow plants.
I was inspired when I discovered that if you burn methane, it produces water or water vapor, and carbon dioxide. I immediately noticed that along with sunlight, those two are the main components needed to make plants.

A challenge I faced when creating a design for a methane harvester was the quantity of research necessary for the ability to accurately determine the proper amount of material I should be expecting. I had to do extensive studying into the properties of plants, cows, and various gasses. I ran out of time in the end, and was forced to complete the drawing at my house, but I am happy with the end result.

The next step would be building a small model of the barn. An approximate cost per year would be about 9,000 dollars for the 100 cows and 25,000 dollars for the greenhouse. Along with other costs, the price of a 100 cow greenhouse could be about 35,000 dollars. While this amount of money might be a problem for some, greenhouse gas emissions are more of a problem if not handled properly and quickly.

Site https://animalsmart.org/species/cattle/what-do-beef-cattle-eat-