The Preservation Station, a project designed by two Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies students that partners the Outback Farm and the Native American Student Union, initiated operations in The Kitchen before the opening of NASU’s House of Healing longhouse. Co-founders Marlee Maloy and Jessica Bee prepare and preserve produce from the Bellingham food bank as they wait for the Outback Farm’s prime harvesting season, when they will preserve the farm’s produce and distribute it to Western food pantries.
The Preservation Station will move the project to the longhouse once it opens in May 2026, partnering with Native American students and leaders on campus to honor and incorporate their preexisting relationship to the farm’s land and foodways. Maloy and Bee said that opportunities for student involvement and volunteering will be accessible as the Station moves into the House of Healing.
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