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1. Brownsville

   1. Sustainability

      1. Gardens

         1. Aquaponic Garden

            1. C.R.A.W.F.I.S.H Garden

               Project C.R.A.W.F.I.S.H (Climate Resilient Agroecological Watershed-Food Integration System for Husbandry) is an effort to help eliminate hunger across the entire Rio Grande Valley. Established by Dr. Christopher Gabler of the School of Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences (SEEMS), the garden was created in the Brownsville campus and is made up of 12 garden plots, supported by PVC pipes and each contain an agricultural bed, containing fruits and vegetables, a suitable wetland, and a pond for aquacultural species, such as crawfish. The C.R.A.W.F.I.SH Garden is made out of 36 plots and make up 12 garden systems. The entire garden is supported by an earthen berm that maintains control infiltration by rising water outside of garden’s ecosystem.
               
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               • Project CRAWFISH: a water-smart, integrated vegetable garden and aquaculture system maintained with harvested rainwater and HVAC condensate 
               • Crawfish Take up Residence in new Agroecological Garden at UTRGV
               • UTRGV Campus As a Living Lab