UMass Dining Sustainability

Franklin DC Tabling
2025-04-08 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Franklin Dining Commons
Stop by our table from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the specified DCs to learn more about Climate Conscious campaign!

Worcester DC Tabling
2025-04-01 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Worcester Commons

Berkshire DC Tabling
2025-03-25 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Berkshire Dining Commons, 121 Southwest Cir, Amherst, MA, 01003, United States

Hampshire DC Tabling
2025-03-12 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons

Snacks and Sustainability
2024-12-03 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-11-07 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Old Chapel Common Room, MA
Monthly connection for the UMass Sustainability community and the sustainability curious with coffee, tea, bagels, and more!

Dining For A Cooler Planet with Sherry Pocknett for Indigenous Peoples Day
2024-10-16 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons
Join us for an inspiring and educational evening with James Beard Award-winning chef Sherry Pocknett, and her daughters, Cheyenne and Jade Galvin, as they explore the intersection of Indigenous foodways, resilience, and climate action. This event will feature a rich conversation between Sherry and her
daughters, a cooking demo, and special menu showcasing their unique approach to sustainable and Indigenous cuisine.

Snacks and Sustainability
2024-10-09 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Blue Wall in the Campus Center

Spare Food Pop Up Event
2024-10-01 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons
Join us for an exciting exploration of upcycled food, where you’ll discover how ingredients that would typically be wasted can be transformed into delicious, sustainable new creations. By repurposing perfectly good food, upcycled ingredients help save water, energy, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills. This event promotes a more eco-friendly way of eating and supports sustainability by turning unused food into nutritious, valuable products with a special Menu and a Sustainability Scavenger Hunt.

Dining for a Cooler Planet: Local Farms & Climate Resilience
2024-09-18 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons
UMass Dining will host a special event at Hampshire Dining Commons featuring a panel discussion on Local Agriculture and Climate Action, a cooking demonstration by our Executive Chef Bob Bankert at 6:00, and a special menu showcasing local ingredients.

Date: September 18th, 5:30-8:00pm
Location: Hampshire Dining Commons, 141 Southwest Circle, Amherst MA

Entry into the Dining Commons without a meal plan costs $18.75. Limited number of meal vouchers for low income diners available upon request. Once you enter, food is all-you-can-eat buffet style.

Farmer Spotlight Dinner Series: Thomas Farm & Dairy
2024-04-30 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Worcester Commons
Join us for a Farmer Spotlight dinner event featuring UMass Dining’s local farm partner, Thomas Farm & Dairy. Prepare your taste buds as we feature two menu items using their award-winning chevre cheese from their happy Nubian goats! Owners, Jim Thomas and Laurie Cuevas, will be joining us to share their journey and tell the story of Thomas Farm. Join us at Worcester Commons from 5:30-7:30pm for an evening of celebrating the connection between our dining tables and the thriving local farms that enrich our UMass community!

Dining for a Cooler Planet: Exploring Sustainable Seafood with Guest Chef Barton Seaver
2024-04-22 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons
Join us for a delicious Earth Day dining experience, where sustainability takes center stage! Join us on Monday April 22nd from 5-9pm at Hampshire Dining Commons to indulge in a delightful menu featuring responsibly sourced seafood, carefully selected to support healthy oceans and marine ecosystems.
Guest chef, Barton Seaver, will showcase their culinary expertise through a captivating cooking demonstration, revealing innovative techniques for preparing delicious seafood dishes while prioritizing sustainability. The presentation and cooking demonstration will start at 6pm in the Hampshire Room.
We hope you can join us for an educational and flavorful experience as we come together to support sustainable dining practices and celebrate Earth Day in a meaningful way.

Farmer Spotlight Dinner Series: North Hadley Sugar Shack
2024-03-12 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Worcester Commons
Join us for a Farmer Spotlight dinner event featuring UMass Dining’s local farm partner, North Hadley Sugar Shack. We’re excited to showcase the journey of tree to table and indulge in the pure sweetness of locally produced maple syrup! Owners, Joe and Shelly Boisvert, will be joining us to share their journey and tell the story of North Hadley Sugar Shack. Join us at Worcester Commons from 5:30-7:30pm for an evening of celebrating the connection between our dining tables and the thriving local farms that enrich our UMass community!

Farmer Spotlight Dinner Series: Winter Moon Roots
2024-02-27 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons
Join us for a Farmer Spotlight dinner event featuring UMass Dining’s local farm partner, Winter Moon Roots. We’re excited to showcase an exclusive selection of locally sourced produce, with a spotlight on the exquisite root vegetables. Owner, Rosendo Santizo, will be joining us to share his journey and tell the story of Winter Moon Roots. Join us at Hampshire Dining Commons from 5:30-7:30pm for an evening of celebrating the connection between our dining tables and the thriving local farms that enrich our UMass community!

Diet for a Cooler Planet
2023-12-29 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
What Indigenous Foodways Have To Teach Us About Climate Action
Join the discussion about the ways that indigenous foodways can help eveyone be better stewards of the land and combat the climate crisis. Panelist include rhonda anderson, eric toensmeier, taelor barton, and nef duran.
Virtual Panel Begins At 5pm
Zoom Webinar Id: 982 2966 5967
Https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/98229665967

Kelp Smoothie Tasting
2023-12-06 12:00 - 14:00, 2023-11-06 17:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Courtside Cafe

Good Food Should Do Good featuring Atlantic Sea Farms
2023-11-30 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons

rStream's AuditPRO Public Demonstration
2023-10-17 17:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Campus Center

Dining for a Cooler Planet: What Indigenous Foodways Teach Us About Climate Action featuring Guest Chef Juli Vanderhoop
2023-10-12 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Franklin Dining Commons

Local Harvest Dinner
2023-10-05 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons

KNOW Fish Dinner
2023-03-29 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons

Kelp the World: Good Food Should Do Good
2023-03-02 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons

Seasonal & Place Based Eating with Guest Chef Neftali Duran
2022-11-02 04:30 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Franklin Dining Commons

New Native Kitchen with Guest Chef Freddie Bitsoie
2022-10-06 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons

Regenerative Ocean Farming with Atlantic Sea Farms
2022-04-21 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Hampshire Dining Commons

Dining for a Cooler Planet: Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Climate Action
2021-10-13 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York)

Dining for a Cooler Planet: What Indigenous Foodways Have to Teach Us About Climate Action
2020-11-10 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Virutal

Dining For a Cooler Planet: Local Seafood Dinner and Virtual Gathering
2020-10-21 17:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York)

The Work That Reconnects
2020-09-30 16:00 - 2023-09-30 17:00 UTC
Join us for a special virtual sustainability event, The Work That Reconnects, based on the teachings of Joanna Macy* and hosted by Madeleine Charney, Research Services Librarian for Sustainability. Explore a spiral journey through four stages: Coming from Gratitude, Honoring our Pain for the World, Seeing with New/Ancient Eyes, and Going Forth. This virtual collective journey will guide participants in an interactive experience illuminating how we are strong, creative, and deeply interconnected. Madeleine Charney is a Research Services Librarian at the UMass Amherst Libraries. She is an active member of the Contemplative Pedagogy Working Group on campus and is in the process of becoming a certified Koru Mindfulness teacher (a 4-week curriculum for emerging adults). This program is part of Climate Preparedness Week, a partnership between Communities Responding to Extreme Weather and libraries across the state, including the UMass Amherst Libraries. *Joanna Rogers Macy, is an environmental activist, author, scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. She is the author of eight books.
