Mobile Loaves & Fishes


Austin, TX

Mobile Loaves & Fishesis a development of Community First!Village, a 51-acre community that provides affordable, permanent housing for hundreds men and women that previously experienced chronic homelessness in Austin, TX.华体会安全吗The Village contacted The Aquaponic Source in 2020 for a custom-designed aquaponic farm to be built in their village to provide onsite food, education and job skill development for their neighbors.

As part of the Village's inclusive devotion to work training, certain neighbors are granted opportunities to earn a wage working in the greenhouse with the system.The greenhousehas been a great opportunity for differently-abled neighbors to work.It also teaches agriculture and how to properly raise fish while providing a unique experience growing healthy, delicious food year round to share with their neighbors.

The 4-day installation took place in December 2021.

The Aquaponic System

Growasis Deep Water Culture

Transplanting Trough
The 4'x48′hth官网登录 deep water culture trough houses both the transplant and main grow-out stage of the crops.On one end of the trough floats (6) lattice transplanting raft boards.Here, young sprouts are able to further germinate without taking up valuable space in either the nursery or the main grow-out portion of the trough.

Main Grow-out Trough
After a harvest frees up space in the 28-count raft boards, these plants are transplanted again into the main grow-out stage.

AquaBundance

Clay Media Beds
The media beds are filled with LECA (lightweight expanded clay aggregate), an excellent soil-less medium for all types of growing.The clay pebbles provide a stable medium for the roots to grow and absorb water and nutrients.Media beds are particularly great for growing a wide variety of fruiting and vining crops.