| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.95 |
| Liaison | Andrea Troyer |
| Submission Date | Jan. 22, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Eastern Mennonite University
SD-2: Food Education
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Jonathan
Lantz-Trissel Sustainability Coordinator Physical Plant |
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Are students educated in an academic class about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
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Are students educated in dining facilities about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Yes
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Signs in the cafeteria label local foods, talk about how oil for MYO stir-fry are trans-fat, and coffee that is fair-trade free. Also the cafeteria puts on a local harvest meal each fall with lots of fanfare.
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Are students educated during orientation about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
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Are students educated in other venues about how to make eco-positive food choices?:
Yes
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The student club, Earthkeepers, has an annual Food and Farming Week with events like showing Food Inc., breadbaking class, fieldtrip to the city Farmer's Market and farm visit to a local sustainable farmer (like Joel Salatin 40 minutes from campus).
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Is there a program by which students are encouraged to and/or taught how to grow their own food?:
Yes
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The student group, Sustainable Foods Initiative, started the first campus garden in 2009 after a Food and Farming Week showing of Food Inc. and has since expanded it to 5 gardens with five student garden managers, a summer CSA and campus farmers market. The group sells thousands of dollars of vegetables each year to the cafeteria.
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