getting started in the greenhouse

microgreens grow!

Ways you could be involved this semester…

– working with local farmers to better understand growing produce in the Walla Walla valley

– developing a plan for building an independent greenhouse on campus just for S.A.W.!

– collaborating with the Real Food Challenge to spread education about the local food movement

– watering and delivering our greens

– managing our finances (S.A.W. is a business, we have profit to use!)

– bringing filmmakers to campus (thegreenhorns.net is on board for November – help us plan the screening!)

– and more!

Welcome back to school!

The pea shoots have been planted and we are back on track for another successful semester of growing micro greens and basil! For those of you who are interested in getting involved, we will be having an information session at 12:30 this coming Sunday the 11th. Hope to see you there!

Parsley Facts and Food Environment Atlas

After a thesis-induced hiatus, the SAW blog is back up and running.

One crop that SAW is experimenting with this semester (and that you may have received if you were at Outhouse Unplugged) is parsley.

As we continue to nurse our little parsley plants and as you potentially do the same, we thought it would be great to share some interesting facts about parsley. Look at the rich history of these little green guys!

SNAP and Food Security in America

Did you know that 1 in 8 Americans participates in the SNAP program, formally known as food stamps? In Walla Walla in 2009, 14% of people and 27% of children were on food stamps, which represents a 37% increase from 2007. Furthermore, many Americans who are eligible for the program do not participate. The following Magnum photo essay, Hunger in America by Christopher Anderson, explores the complex reasons for participation and non participation in the program.

Attention Pea Shoot Lovers

We’ve taken our second stab at passing out shoots in the library, only to find that hardly anyone is here. But if you’re reading this right now, Thursday the tenth around 8 pm, you can get some of these sweet treats at this very moment. Look for a tray of greens on a table by the front windows on the main floor.

Sadly, this offer is now over. Keep your eyes out for us in future, though, you might see us again.

Pea Shoot Recipes

The pea shoots whose growth we have tracked were delivered to the dining halls today! We hope that you all enjoy them.

These pea shoots can be used in variety of ways–some of which may not have occurred to you. We have therefore included a link below that contains many delicious pea shoot recipes

Growing Pea Shoots, Part Two and a Thank You

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The pea shoots have grown a lot since the last blog post. Watch the slideshow below for photographs that have captured this growth and the problems encountered along the way. If the slideshow’s quick speed is making it difficult to … Continue reading →

Pea Sprout Fairy

If you were luck enough to be in the library tonight between 9 and 9:40, you might have seen Student Agriculture in action. We were the ones with a tray of microgreens  going table to table, passing out delicious, nutritious, refreshing samples of our pea sprouts. If you didn’t get a handful, don’t worry about it. They are  available in the Prentiss wrap and sandwich bars. Next time your in the dining hall, be sure to ask for some. These sweet sprouts are delicious any way you eat them.
And to the quiet room, I hope we didn’t disturb you too much. Happy studying.