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Project

Vandal HARVEST

Center:

ID-Center on Disabilities and Human Development, UCEDD

Fiscal Year:

2026

Contact Information:

Erik Luvaas
[email protected]
208-885-6000

Project Description:

HARVEST stands for Hydroponics for Accessibility, Resources, Vocational Equity, Sustainability and Training. As you might have guessed, hydroponic farming is a main component, but this project is so much more! It brings together the Idaho CDHD, ECLIPSE and the University of Idaho's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Education, Health and Human Sciences in a combined goal to provide accessible education, training and production of hydroponic crops in campus greenhouses. The pilot program will provide fresh produce to the Vandal Food Pantry. It will support job skill development for Vandal QUEST and University of Idaho students. And, it will lay the groundwork for competitive integrated employment model greenhouses across the Palouse. The focus is on providing the Vandal community with accessible experiential learning opportunities around sustainable solutions to food insecurity.

Keyword(s):

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation, Continuing Education/Community Training

Area of Emphasis

Health-Related Activities

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County

Funding Source: