Upcoming Events
10
December
2025
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join the UMass Permaculture Initiative in our yearly holiday crafting gathering! Learn wreathmaking, candle dipping, ornament making, and tea blending in the Blue Wall Atrium, December 10th 12-3pm.
04
November
2025
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Join UMass Dining on 11/4 for the second Dining for a Cooler Planet event of the fall semester. Hampshire DC will feature a special menu created by James Beard Semi-finalist...
31
October
2025
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A collaboration between UMass Permaculture Initiative and the UMass Student Farm, the UMass Student Farmers’ Market is a seasonally weekly event featuring fresh local veggies, medicinal herbs, handmade crafts, student...
What's Happening
What is Agrivoltaics?
Oftentimes, we hear about solar power and agriculture competing for scarce land resources. However, the evidence suggests that these two can co-exist and even be ...
SDG 2: Zero Hunger – No Student Goes Hungry
At its core, Sustainable Development Goal 2 aims to end hunger, improve nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. It calls on institutions, governments, and communities to work together ...
UMass Dining Sustainability’s First-Ever Annual Report
We’re excited to share Data for People and the Planet: Moving Towards Thriving, the first-ever UMass Dining Sustainability Annual Report. This report highlights a year ...
In the News
Sustainability is a Core Value
The work of sustainability is all about emphasizing interconnectedness and building toward a hopeful, joyful, and regenerative future.
Our goal is to identify and successfully implement strategies that mitigate carbon impact, preserve resources for future generations and build a carbon literate workforce.
We integrate sustainability into the policies, practices, and everyday decision making across all units of Dining. We also engage students, faculty, staff, and the larger regional community to collaborate, innovate, implement, and evaluate climate action strategies.
