The Meal Exchange believes that post-secondary campuses are an ideal leverage point for building local food systems, and that student leaders have the power to drive this change.
Their new report Student leadership for local food on Ontario’s campuses 2013 – 2105 features stories from Meal Exchange’s work over the past 18 months with the University of Waterloo, McMaster University, Ryerson University, Trent University, and Carleton University. Highlights include:
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Over 3,000 students engaged in promoting local food on campus, through more than 60 student-led events and pilot projects
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75 stakeholders involved, from campus chefs and faculty to national food service management
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Purchasing of local food promoted in five food service contracts with combined food budgets of more than $50,000,000 over five years
Students are leading the way in changing food culture on campuses.
[…] The Meal Exchange believes that post-secondary campuses are an ideal leverage point for building local food systems, and that student leaders have the power to drive this change. Their new report Student leadership for local food on Ontario’s campuses 2013 – 2105 features stories from Meal Exchange’s work over the past 18 months with the University of Waterloo, McMaster University, Ryerson University, Trent University, and Carleton University. Highlights : over 3,000 students engaged in promoting local food on campus, through more than 60 student-led events and pilot projects. Farm to Cafeteria Canada post. […]