Young people from St Michael's College joined Watford business leaders and representatives of the FREDOme project to launch C-Green Solutions - a revolutionary carbon cycling project - today, 9th November at The Whitehouse Hotel in Watford.

The ambitious project aims to eliminate the carbon footprint and promote sustainable living, by growing high yield, nutritious vegetables in water not soil. The experiment is being promoted by the FREdome Project to raise awareness of the benefits of hydroponic growth, and - with the support of the local community, entrepreneurs and government - to implement hydroponic growth on a scale that will benefit the town's young and destitute.

Over fifty people attended the event including children from the school, teachers, representatives and sponsors from the local business community. The 77-year old founder originator of the C-Green Solutions system, Harry Hart, travelled from his home in Suffolk to meet the young people and wish them well. A former Watford businessman, Hertfordshire-born Harry has accumulated a huge amount of research data which he hopes to be able to pass onto the children.

A spokesman for St Michaels' College said;
"Plans for the installation of a greenhouse where the hydroponic grow system will be utilized are already in place in the school. The children are tremendously excited to be involved in such an ambitious project. They are looking forward to trying out the food, and we have arranged for any surplus food to be distributed to poor and homeless people in the borough."

The project is supported by Great Stuff Hydroponics, one of the UK's leading suppliers of hydroponic grow systems; and Ocean Grown, a supplier of sea nutrients. Students of the college will be using the hydroponic grow system for both geography and biology experiments, learning to grow vegetables and monitoring the results. Hydroponic growth not only ensures higher yields, but healthier crops that are grown at faster rate than conventional methods.

Watford's FREDome Visionary Trust has put the project at the top of its community cohesion agenda. Trust founder Greg Peachey said;
"Interest in this project is growing rapidly. Dr Tony Miller of internationally renowned Rothamsted Research Station is providing practical guidance. Barclays Bank in Watford has stated that it wants to be part of the project and Anne Main, MP for St Albans, is helping chase the Department of the Environment for a scientific response to the proposal. Business Link is providing guidance on setting up a vehicle to raise sufficient finance for this ambitious programme.

"We urge anyone with an interest in the future of Watford, and the world we live in, to find out more and support this project with donations or voluntary action. We would like to hear from more potential sponsors. Please visit our dedicated website at www.c-greensolutions.com."