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NEWARK, N.J. — The 5- and 6-year-olds in the cafeteria at St. Philip’s Academy may not have been able to read the chalkboard sign over their heads urging them to “Eat Fresh, Eat Healthy, Eat Foods in Season,” but that hardly mattered. The bouncy kindergarteners and first graders were taking turns grabbing fresh produce from the abundant selection at the salad bar, their bowls brimming over with fresh leafy greens planted in a science classroom just two floors above them and only 18 days before.

The cheerful scene  made possible by a partnership that the independent K-8 school forged in 2010 with entrepreneur Richard Charles, co-founder of EcoVeggies, an urban farm startup. Charles teamed up with the technology company Aerofarms to introduce the school to aeroponic farming, a process in which plants are grown indoors, without the use of soil.

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