Colton Loewen Grows Greens

Throughout his childhood, 12-year-old Colton Loewen has been fascinated by plants. He experimented with an aero garden and then a tabletop hy- droponic garden, but they were not suvcient for his growing interest and green thumb.Last Christmas, his interest took a leap from a casual hobby to a future profession when his parents built and gifted him a 64-pod Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) hydroponic…