The uOttawa dining hall has spent a lot of money on a vertical hydroponic unit made by a past CEED staff. It now has some problems and needs an upgrade to be able to work properly and be used continuously. There were also many features for the unit (like pH monitoring) that were not originally included because of time and financial constraints that the client would now like to have and which would be essential for a more automated system that could be self-sustaining.