Outback Farm
The Outback Farm serves all WWU students as the campus organic gardens. It is the oldest program of Fairhaven College, started 50 years ago as a unique and diverse setting for hands-on development of students’ skills that lead to both self-resilience and professional opportunities. The Outback was recently named one of the top college farms in America by CollegeRanker.com and provides opportunities for student-driven experimentation, learning, reflection, advocacy, and agriculture. We feature permaculture practices and are home to community gardens, chickens, crop production rows, beehives, mushroom cultivation, and a food forest. As a food justice farm, everything we grow and raise is distributed to Western students facing food insecurity.
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The Outback is WWU’s 5-acre farm on south campus between Fairhaven College and Buchanan Towers. Started in 1972, the Outback is a place of experimentation, learning, reflection, advocacy, and agriculture. We feature permaculture practices and teachings and are home to community gardens, chickens, production rows, a teaching apiary, vernal pools and a delineated wetland. We’re a student-driven farm with three year-long Coordinator positions and a team of work/study students focused on growing food for the WWU community. Everything we grow and raise is distributed to Western students facing food insecurity. All students are welcome to come and engage in ecosystem restoration, community building, and food justice. Everyone has a right to know about their food – and the Outback is a place where students can explore the importance of farming for empowerment, resilience, and health.
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