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Idaho offers grants for educational garden programs

 Jan. 13, 2015

The Idaho Department of Education is offering grants for schools to implement a hands-on educational garden program.

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Sterling College ranks 1st in healthy, fair and sustainable foodservice

 Jan. 09, 2015

Sterling College, already known for growing 20% of its own food on campus, has been confirmed as the top college in the U.S. that eats food that is local, sustainable, humane, and fair-trade.

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S.C. farm-to-school initiative goes statewide

Jan. 07, 2015

The program will expand from Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties to also include counties across the state, where the Medical University of South Carolina's Boeing Center for Children's Wellness has worked to help schools implement their wellness policies.

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Farm to fork programs gaining popularity

Jan. 06, 2015

Many students are curious about how what they eat gets from the farm to the fork - and want to explore the environmental, economic, historical, cultural, social justice and public health issues along that path.

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Composting measured in tons on UGA campus

Jan. 06, 2015

UGA’s dining halls serve about 28,000 meals each day when school is in session, and not everyone cleans their plate.

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South Carolina hospital switches to eco-friendly food containers

Jan. 05, 2015

To reduce the use of Styrofoam plates and bowls, the hospital has started using plates and bowls made of plant fibers, according to a news release.

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Miami U Dining Services goes local

Jan. 05, 2015

From made-in-Butler-County honey in every Miami University dining hall to a farmers market in Uptown Oxford each weekend, Miami University students have a growing taste for local food – and the university is catching on.

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University of Colorado student pushes for trayless dining

Jan. 02, 2015

Trayless dining in university dining halls: a simple idea, but one with few case studies and fewer reliable metrics.

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“Farm to bedside” plan grows in two hospitals

Dec. 29, 2014

St. Joseph’s Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, hosts a farmers market every Wednesday in its main lobby featuring produce gown on the hospital’s 25-acre farm.

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Univ. of Hawaii heading towards plastic-free campus

Dec. 18, 2014

Less than a month after a student group organized its first plastic-free week, its petition to ban single-use plastic water bottles has more than 800 signatures.

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