South Bay teens create award-winning way to fight drought
Aarushi Wadhwa, a student at Campbell’s Westmont High School, has discovered a unique way to conserve water and combat drought. Her team’s project, Aqua-Pods, took the top prize in the environment category in this year’s Ashoka Changemaker Challenge. … In developing Aqua-Pods, Aarushi’s team conducted research, met with experts and visited local nurseries; Julie Reynolds-Grabbe, a University of California Master Gardener, became her mentor. In essence, Aqua-Pods soak up excess water and, infused with nutrients, release it periodically to water plants.