Homegrown herbs: An on-campus farmer’s market

Draya Rios October 6, 2025 1 min read

The Environmental Awareness Club hosted Mini Farmer’s Market Monday in front of the Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building on the Edinburg campus.
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Noah Aguilar (left), an exercise science sophomore, purchases vegetables from the Mini Farmer’s Market Monday in front of the Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building on the Edinburg campus. The event was hosted by the Environmental Awareness Club.
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The Environmental Awareness Club sells locally grown veggies, such as green beans and peppers during the Mini Farmer’s Market Monday in front of the Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building on the Edinburg campus.
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Sofia Martinez, a club member and an environmental science senior, helps run the stand along with her other club members. The Environmental Awareness Club is a student-led organization focused on raising environmental advocacy in the Rio Grande Valley, working not only within the university but with other local organizations, according to its website.
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The Environmental Awareness Club gives out free seed to anyone who stops by during the Mini Farmer’s Market Monday in front of the Interdisciplinary Engineering & Academic Building on the Edinburg campus.
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Draya Rios is a photographer for The Rider. She is majoring in art with a concentration in Studio Art with hopes of becoming a concept artist in the future.

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