An aquaponics facility was set up in August 2013, with a fiberglass roof installed in September. Various components of the aquaponics system were constructed and optimized that month, including troughs, water flow, a fish tank with aeration, a mineralization tank, and growing troughs. Seedlings were introduced into trays and saplings were placed into the grow bed in October, completing the initial construction and setup of the aquaponics facility.