Food for Thought: A New Way to Measure "Farm-to-Campus" Operations

• Published in: The New England journal of higher education
• Main Author: Leighton, Hannah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New England Board of Higher Education 03.01.2022
• Subjects: Agriculture; Colleges; Food; Food Service; School Community Relationship

"Farm to campus" is a growing movement to mobilize the influence and power of colleges and universities to shape the food system. Research done before the Covid-19 pandemic shows that New England colleges with dining services served more than 87 million meals and spent nearly $400 million...