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  • Farmer Spotlight Dinner Series: Thomas Farm & Dairy

    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 […]

  • Dining for a Cooler Planet: Local Farms & Climate Resilience

    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 […]

  • Spare Food Pop Up Event

    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 […]

  • Snacks and Sustainability

    Blue Wall in the Campus Center

    Monthly connection for the UMass Sustainability community and the sustainability curious with coffee, tea, bagels, and more!

  • Snacks and Sustainability

    Old Chapel Common Room MA

    Monthly connection for the UMass Sustainability community and the sustainability curious with coffee, tea, bagels, and more!

  • Snacks and Sustainability

    Old Chapel Common Room MA

    Monthly connection for the UMass Sustainability community and the sustainability curious with coffee, tea, bagels, and more!

  • Hampshire DC Tabling

    Hampshire Dining Commons

    Stop by our table from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the specified DCs to learn more about Climate Conscious campaign!

  • Berkshire DC Tabling

    Berkshire Dining Commons 121 Southwest Cir, Amherst, MA, United States

    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

    Worcester Commons

    Stop by our table from 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm at the specified DCs to learn more about Climate Conscious campaign!

    • Latest Past Events

    Winter Wildlife Tracking

    We're excited to offer our first every Wildlife Tracking walk. Local tracker and wildlife enthusiast, Tamsin Flanders, will show us how to interpret prints, scat, and other signs of animals in our area. Space is limited. Be sure to RSVP if you want to join. Location will be emailed to registrants. www.tinyurl.com/winterwildlifetracking

    Handmade Holiday Gift-Making

    Blue Wall in the Campus Center
    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.  

    What Indigenous Foodways Teach us About Climate Action

    Hampshire Dining Commons
    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 Joe Robbins of the Penobscot Nation. From 6:00-7:00, Joe will have a 1:1 conversation with Rachel Sayet of the UMass Office of Equity and Inclusion....

    UMass Student Farmers’ Market

    Goodell Lawn
    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 art, and an opportunity to get to know the amazing sustainability and DIY community on the UMass campus.

    UMass Student Farmers’ Market

    Goodell Lawn
    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 art, and an opportunity to get to know the amazing sustainability and DIY community on the UMass campus.

    UMass Student Farmers’ Market

    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 art, and an opportunity to get to know the amazing sustainability and DIY community on the UMass campus.

    Tabling at Berkshire

    Berkshire Dining Commons
    UMass Dining Sustainability will be tabling at Berkshire DC on 10/16. Complete the Climate Conscious Dining Survey for a chance to win a swag bag of UMass Dining Sustainability items.

    UMass Student Farmers’ Market

    Goodell Lawn
    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 art, and an opportunity to get to know the amazing sustainability and DIY community on the UMass campus.

    Foraging Walk

    Join us for a wild edible foray on campus. Learn about various edible and medicinal plants that grow in our region with Dan Bensonoff, program director of UMass Permaculture. RSVP is required. Click here to reserve your spot! Location will be announced via email closer to the event date.