University of Massachusetts Amherst - Auxiliary Enterprises Sustainability
Sustainability
  • About
    • Why Local?
    • Our Local Farms
    • Hampshire Dining Commons
    • News >
      • Awards & Publications
  • Initiatives
    • Purchasing
    • Waste Reduction
    • Green Cleaning
    • Real Food Challenge
    • Lean, Low-Carbon, Local Proteins >
      • Poultry Resources
  • Permaculture
    • History
    • How to Get Involved
    • Schedule a Tour
    • Our Gardens >
      • Franklin
      • Berkshire
      • Hillside
      • Hampshire
    • UMass Student Farmers Market
    • Our Shop
    • Donate Today
    • Annual Reports >
      • 2018
      • 2019
    • Local Permaculture Resources
  • Resources
    • How-To Guide for Food Service
    • How To Eat Sustainably on Campus
    • Eating Cooler
    • Support Local Farms & Businesses
    • Virtual Gatherings
  • Events
  • Blog
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Meet Our Staff
    • New Vendor Application

Upcoming events:

DIET FOr a cooler planet

Join us for dinner and to learn What Indigenous Foodways have to Teach us about Climate Action. Tuesday, November 10th at 5PM for a Virtual Panel. Dinner will be held at Worcester Commons from 5-9PM.
Zoom Webinar Link

Picture
October 21, 2020 Webinar Link

Eat Like the Earth Depends on it!

In 2018, UMass Dining's Sustainability team created a yearly event with the purpose of bringing attention to the rapidly increasing issue of global climate change. Specifically, this event was created to highlight the different food growing, preparation, and eating practices that act a means to reduce and even combat carbon emissions. This event takes inspiration from PROJECT DRAWDOWN ​and has taken many forms, but it has always had the throughlines of incorporating the themes below into a menu and inviting new perspectives into the conversation.
Picture

2020

This year we are tackling the Diet for a Cooler Planet event in two themed events and from two new perspectives!

By Sea
In partnership with Our Wicked Fish, UMass Dining is participating in a virtual gathering including a range of voices in the Massachusetts seafood industry. 
By Land
In partnership with I-Collective, an autonomous group of Indigenous chefs, activists, herbalists, seed, and knowledge keepers, stay tuned for a Panel Discussion with members of I-Collective providing their knowledge and perspectives on how Indigenous food-ways can lead to a healthier planet. A menu boasting collaborative recipes will be featured in the new Worcester Dining Commons. Details coming later in November!

2019

UMass hosted a panel discussion in hampshire DC

Picture
Panelists Included: Lisa DePiano - UMass Carbon Farming Initiative, Seva Tower - Nutwood Farm, Caro Rozell - NOFA, Connor Stedman - Appleseed Permaculture, and was moderated by Erik Hoffner - Editor of Mongabay. Watch the full panel discussion here.

Read More about our 2019 Diet for a Cooler Planet Event Here!


2018

A menu INCORPORATING the core themes was celebrated at Hampshire dining commons and a film screening of the permaculture documentary "Inhabit" was shown. Additional video highlighting the importance of a CONSCIOUS diet here. Read more about the 2018 event here.

Picture
Picture

UMASS DINING . UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST . AMHERST, MA 01003
phone: 413-545-8682 | www.umassdining.com