| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 52.27 |
| Liaison | Stephen Ellis |
| Submission Date | July 2, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Boston University
SD-2: Food Education
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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Meredith
Withelder Sustainability Intern sustainability@BU |
Are students educated in an academic class about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Provide a brief description:
Almost all Gastronomy courses deal with issues of sustainable food systems. This is on of the most hotly debated and discussed topics in the field.
Are students educated in dining facilities about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Provide a brief description:
Students are educated on how to make positive food choices through a myriad of programming and marketing.
"Make a Difference Monday" is held once a month across campus as a special meal that promotes diets with a low carbon footprint. Through this premise, we promote local, organic, sustainable seafood, Fair Trade and other third party certified foods. We also promote eating less meat.
Events and promotions throughout the school year are intended to bring students closer to their food source, especially through effective signage, social media and tabling in the dining halls.
Are students educated during orientation about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Provide a brief description:
Students are made aware of our sustainability program during Orientation, part of which is our Dining Services program.
Are students educated in other venues about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Provide a brief description:
The Metropolitan College has many guest speaker events outside of the classroom. Topics include sustainable food systems. In addition, BU Dining Services and the Vegetarian society also host events and speaker series that focus on eco-positive food choices. These include a week of activity for Earth Day, our Sustainability Day in the Fall, a university-sponsored farmers' market, CSA, and various field trips to local farms and producers.
Is there a program by which students are encouraged to and/or taught how to grow their own food?:
Provide a brief description of the program:
During the Summer 1 session of 2011, the Gastronomy department offered an Urban Agriculture Course. There is also an Organic Gardening Club on campus.
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