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University offers garden-grown food

Marshall University’s sustainability department now offers fresh produce grown from gardens around the campus in a weekly fresh market.

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New University of Wisconsin hospital holds open house to showcase healthy food prep, rooftop garden

UW Health at the American Center opened its doors to the public Sunday to provide healthy-cooking demonstrations and give tours of the rooftop garden that will be used to grow fresh ingredients for patients and visitors.

Oregon State University’s new Five Four One restaurant will depend partially on seasonal vegetables from The Food Forest, and a new campus garden.

After the dining services director at New Milford Hospital lost his garden, he installed six aeroponic tower gardens—a vertical growing system—on the hospital’s roof.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ ‘Lean and Green’ program is designed to get students excited about eating plant-focused meals, including farm-to-school green beans, vegetarian wraps, entree salads, and vegetable and fruit smoothies.

As the University of Maine’s food contract with Aramark expires next year, a group of local food producers called Maine Food for the UMaine System has been lobbying the university to make locally produced food a priority.

The USDA undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services visited the University of Georgia’s student-run farm to discuss access to healthy food.

The Boston Red Sox’s “Fenway Farms” will grow fresh vegetables including arugula, Swiss chard, and broccoli rabe for use by the chefs at the EMC Club kitchen.

University of Minnesota–Duluth’s Sustainable Agriculture Project engages students and faculty in growing food for its dining services on land that was formerly an agricultural testing ground.

Eden Prairie School District recently received a $12,500 grant that officials hope will reduce the number of lunch trays and other reusable items that need to be repurchased when students throw them away.

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