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Whittier Sustainable Urban Farm Garden (SUrF)

A 1/8-acre student-run micro-farm at Whittier College with raised growing beds and fruit trees, used as a living laboratory for sustainable agriculture, soil restoration, community gardening and food-bank donations. PlotPal lists Whittier Sustainable Urban Farm Garden (SUrF) as an urban farm in Whittier. The public listing address is Whittier College, 13406 E Philadelphia Street, Whittier, CA 90602. The listed steward organization is Whittier College Environmental Science Program. Verified participation information currently includes education, communal growing, volunteer. The garden collective works the full micro-farm rather than individual plots and shares harvests, with a portion donated to a food bank. Students also gain sustainable-agriculture and community-engagement experience through the site. SUrF is a working college learning laboratory in front of Wanberg Residence Hall. Participation is primarily through Whittier College courses, the garden collective and approved campus programs rather than unrestricted public use. Current verified participation or information links include SUrF Learning Laboratory, Whittier Environmental Science Spaces. PlotPal last verified source information from Whittier College — Sustainable Urban Farm Learning Laboratory on 2026-10-04. This public place page keeps verified location and participation context connected to the garden itself, so people can discover the place first and follow its current source information when they are ready to visit or get involved.