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Greg Kahn/Staff Fred Jones, the farming director for the Cape Coral Veterans Foundation, looks after 11 stackers at the hydroponic farm on Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in Cape Coral. Jones, a Marine veteran, has donated his time and money to help get this project off the ground. 'If I could get 25 stacks, I could make a living,' Jones said.

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Greg Kahn/Staff Fred Jones, the farming director for the Cape Coral Veterans Foundation, looks after 11 stackers at the hydroponic farm on Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in Cape Coral. Jones, a Marine veteran, has donated his time and money to help get this project off the ground. "If I could get 25 stacks, I could make a living," Jones said.

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  • Greg Kahn/Staff Fred Jones, the farming director for the Cape Coral Veterans Foundation, looks after 11 stackers at the hydroponic farm on Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in Cape Coral. Jones, a Marine veteran, has donated his time and money to help get this project off the ground. 'If I could get 25 stacks, I could make a living,' Jones said.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff A young strawberry plant grows from one of the stackers at the hydroponic garden on a small strip of land inside Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in Cape Coral. The project, started by the Veterans Foundation of Cape Coral, is looking to expand the gardens to other areas and eventually generate funds for the foundation.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Fred Jones, director of farming for the Veterans Foundation, watches as Christian Gomez, 4, of All Aboard Day Care, plants a pepper seed in a new hydroponic farm at the childhood development center in Cape Coral on Nov. 10, 2011. The Cape Coral Veterans Foundation, in partnership with the Rotary Club, is trying to start more hydroponic farms in the city, hoping they will catch on and eventually generate funds for the foundation.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Children at All Aboard Day Care in Cape Coral, raise their hands when asked who wants to plant seeds at the new hydroponic farm at their facility on Nov. 10, 2011. The Cape Coral Veterans Foundation, in partnership with the Rotary Club, is trying to start more hydroponic farms in the city, hoping they will catch on and eventually generate funds for the foundation.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Fred Jones, the farming director for the Cape Coral Veterans Foundation, looks after 11 stackers at the hydroponic farm on Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in Cape Coral. Jones, a Marine veteran, said he wants to teach a lot of the veterans coming home the value of planting a garden because it is very therapeutic.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Fred Jones, the farming director for the Cape Coral Veterans Foundation, looks after 11 stackers at the hydroponic farm on Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in Cape Coral. Jones, a Marine veteran, has donated his time and money to help get this project off the ground. 'If I could get 25 stacks, I could make a living,' Jones said.
  • Greg Kahn/Staff Fred Jones, the farming director for the Cape Coral Veterans Foundation, looks after 11 stackers at the hydroponic farm on Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve in Cape Coral. Jones, a Marine veteran, has donated his time and money to help get this project off the ground. 'If I could get 25 stacks, I could make a living,' Jones said.

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