Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 50.16
Liaison Tony Gillund
Submission Date March 27, 2013
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STARS v1.2

Purdue University
SD-2: Food Education

Status Score Responsible Party
-- N/A 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

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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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