![lettuce root](/uofsc/images/post_images/2016/post_02_hydroponics_lettuce_roots.jpg)
Students nurture growing business
February 23, 2016, Luci Clemens
After competing in the Proving Ground competition last semester, three University of South Carolina students are turning their business pitch into a reality — and they’re starting with your salad. John Stewart, Erin Ryan and Bri Matthews are introducing fresh, local lettuce to the Columbia campus dining with an agricultural method called hydroponics.