Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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Overall Score | 50.16 |
Liaison | Tony Gillund |
Submission Date | March 27, 2013 |
Executive Letter | Download |
Purdue University
SD-2: Food Education
Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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Michael
Gulich Director of University Sustainability University Sustainability |
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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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We encourage students to make positive choices and reduce waste. We indicate items that are locally grown.
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?:
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Is there a program by which students are encouraged to and/or taught how to grow their own food?:
Yes
Provide a brief description of the program:
The Purdue Student Farm is a teaching/research farm with the purpose to develop capacity for experiential learning in sustainable agriculture, promote cultural diversity, serve as a resource for existing classes, relate to a new class on sustainable agriculture, serve as a site for undergraduate research in sustainable agriculture, and engage the community in agriculture education.
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