B y us i ng th e p owe r o f t h e syst e ms al read y p e rfe c t e d b y n a tu re ,
one can creat e a s u st ai n ab l e grow i ng o p e rat ion usi ng a re l at iv e l y
new method of fa rmi ng c al l e d aquap on i c s. In t h i s e c o syst e m- i n s pi re d
ap p roa c h, fi s h g ive n ut r i e n t s t o t h e p l an t s t h ro ugh t h e ir wast e an d
i n tu rn th e p l ants nat ural l y f i l t e r an d ox yge n at e t h e wat e r t h at g e ts
p ump e d back i nto t h e ir t an k. T h i s al l ow s for h igh qual i t y l o c al foo d to
b e p rodu ce d w i thout usi ng an y h a rmf ul c h e mi c al s. In st ead of crea t i ng
s omethi ng new an d d e c orat ive , t h i s p roj e c t se e ks t o work w i t h w h a t’ s
al ready th ere, recl a imi ng un use d i n f rast ruc t ure w i t h i n AS U ’s c a mpu s
for a s u s tai nabl e fa rmi ng op e rat ion, an d i n d o i ng so h o p e f ul l y b r i ng
s ome awa renes s an d e ve n e xc i t e me n t t o sust ai n ab l e foo d p ro d u ct i on .
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