Whitman Wire

Student Agriculture at Whitman Partners With Bon Appetit

River Sterne • November 7, 2013

Student Agriculture at Whitman (SAW) and Bon AppÃ©tit are redefining the meaning of local produce. Founded in 2009 by alumni Nat Clarke '11, Natalie Jamerson '13 and Zoe Pehrson '13, SAW â€” then called the Model Farm Project â€” started as a small project to prove that produce could be grown on campus.

Aquaponics best means to increase local food

Danielle Broida • December 6, 2012

Although Bon AppÃ©tit has pledged to buy 20% of its food locally, much of what is grown in Walla Walla does not meet their local standards. An aquaponics program would be a meaningful way to increase truly sustainable local food production while harnessing student creativity.

SAW crops expand to include basil, lettuce

Molly Johanson • October 6, 2011

For the past two years, Student Agriculture at Whitman (SAW) has been providing Bon Appétit salad bars with crops of micro-greens grown in the greenhouse on the roof of the science building. This year...