Food Chain$ Film screenings at UVM February 21 and April 1 This semester, UVM is hosting two screenings of Food Chain$, a documentary that tells the story of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ fight for food justice. Both screenings will be followed by panel discussions with Migrant Justice about Milk with Dignity, a new campaign […]
Continue readingSummary of Bottled Water Reduction/Restriction at Champlain College
December 2013
Summary: Over the past year, there has been significant effort in educating the Champlain College community about the various issues with bottled water (including, but not limited to, privatization of a public resource, access and equity, waste in production and disposal, etc.) as well as adding the physical resources necessary to create an environment where access to free, safe drinking water is easy for all. In April 2013, the campus community was surveyed to see if they would support removing the sale and use of regular, un-flavored bottled water on campus and this was overwhelming supported by those that responded. In June 2013, Champlain switched from solely working with Coca Cola as our beverage vendor to being an open source campus where any retailer can work with any provider. At the time of the switch, the vendors were informed that we were likely to stop the sale of bottled water on campus as of January 1, 2014. Continue reading
Veggies, grass-fed beef, pasture-raised poultry, eggs, and pork, bread and cheese… what’s not to love? And it’s delivered to your Champlain College workplace? Yes, please The Intervale Food Hub! Sunday, October 27th is the deadline. https://intervalefoodhub.com/ Continue reading
Summervale: Dried Apple Rings on a String Activity
Intervale Center
Thursday, September 5 (Last of the Season!)
5:30 – 8:00pm
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It’s time to sign up for your Spring Semester Student Share! The share begins the week of January 23rd and runs through the week of April 30th. The sign up period will close January 9th, 2012. Receive delicious, fresh local food delivered weekly to campus throughout the semester. The pick-up spot will be Aiken Hall […]
Continue readingIn between rain drops, several hardy souls turned out to start laying out plots in the new community garden. The soil was wet, heavy, and getting wetter and heavier by the shovel full. But we made good progress! Before: tilled only After: plots surfacing…
Champlain College Community Garden! When I was a little girl I had a knack for growing things. For example, one summer morning I woke up and decided to plant squash. I plodded out to a random patch of soil on our property and went straight to work weeding and planting; the motivation of an eight […]
Continue readingThis just in: Sodexo Launches Meatless Monday Initiative! Read more on Sodexo USA’s website. Following pilot programs at more than a dozen schools, food service provider Sodexo has announced plans to launch its Meatless Monday initiative at 650 Sodexo-served campuses this fall. Developed by nonprofit The Monday Campaigns with the assistance of the Johns Hopkins […]
Continue readingHello, How have you been my fellow Beavers? P. Phil has spoken, or looked, I guess, and spring is coming soon! I’m not sure how much I believe him, due to the fact that the snow gods have been dumping loads of fluffy piles on us, but nonetheless I’m excited. Spring means warm weather, shorts, […]
Continue readingI’m kind of turning into a food snob. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against the occasional McDonalds hash brown and I have a wonderful (though incredibly unhealthy) relationship with Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, but I try to give myself the best food possible. There is this stigma that shopping for healthy food means you’ll […]
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