Engineering Students Visit Petaluma Bounty Farm
On February 28, 2020 a few SSU Engineering students were invited to visit Petaluma Bounty Farm in Petaluma, CA. The farm’s mission is to grow healthy food for everyone through collaboration, education and promoting self-reliance.
The purpose of this trip was to explore collaboration opportunities between the farm and the Engineering Department. “Our goal is to connect the engineering students with our non-profit community partners," pointed out Caroline Bañuelos, Community Partnerships Coordinator at SSU.
In this visit the engineering students discussed the possibility of upgrading the existing greenhouse at Petaluma Bounty Farm to a Smart greenhouse, a self regulating, micro-climate controlled environment for optimal plant growth. The participating students in this project are part of community based programs supported by the Center for Community Engagement which integrates service-learning and community based research into the curriculum.