The SFI partners in education and practice of more sustainable food systems - recognizing food as a social justice issue and a tool for building community.
The Sustainable Food Initiative (SFI) at EMU predominantly focuses on empowering students to utilize campus space to benefit student lifestyle and consumption. The goal is to have students become more in touch with their food systems, and seek more intentionality in connecting to their food. Aside from EMU's own campus gardens, greenhouses, and composting, students are also plugged into other comm
02/01/2024
Add your support for this great project, let's keep connecting our communities with transport and recreation and build a better future!
Shenandoah Rail Trail The Shenandoah Rail Trail connects towns from Broadway to Front Royal with almost 50 miles of trail along-side the North Fork of the Shenandoah River and the Massanutten Mountain range.
07/25/2022
Look who’s here! Some Suyo Long cucumbers (the curvy ones in the back), Straight Eight cucumbers, and Black Beauty eggplants will be ready for market this week! 🥳🥳
07/19/2022
The gardens are growing fast which means our produce list is changing! Here are some items you can look forward to seeing at market in the coming weeks:
1. Shallots and onions
2. Garlic
3. Tomatoes
4. SO many blackberries
5. Yellow squash
6. Peppers
01/25/2022
SFI in our new free food room! Now open 24/7. Stop by room 100 of Ammon Heatwole to pick up frozen meals, nonperishable groceries, and the occasional special snack. The door opens hard but it's always open!
11/14/2019
Market day!!
5-5:30 SFI lounge
-Kale
- Lettuce
- Arugula
- Swiss chard
- Radishes
- Pickles
- Herbs
- Sweet Potatoes
- Milk
- Eggs
10/31/2019
Produce:
- Kale
- Arugula
- Swiss Chard
- Peppers
- Potatoes (Sweet and bitter)
- Squash
- Herbs
Miscellaneous:
- Eggs
- Bread (Bring your quarters!)
- Figs
10/24/2019
Produce:
- Lettuce
- Arugula
- Kale
- Sweet Potatoes
- Canned pickles
- Cilantro
- Parsley
Miscellaneous:
- Eggs
- Grape Juice (sorry there's no milk, but grape juice is pretty dope!)
-bread
10/03/2019
!MARKET TODAY!
5-5:30 Ammon Heatwole Basement (SFI lounge)
Tomatoes
peppers,
Swiss chard,
sweet potatoes,
milk,
eggs,
herbs,
figs,
flowers
09/26/2019
Today there will be SFI Market in the SFI Lounge (lower level of the Amon Heatwole house) from 5-5:30pm. Head on over to SFI Lounge this afternoon to check out what we have! No worries, I'll tell you what we have now so you don't just have to fig-ure it out. Here's the list;
Produce:
- Tomatoes
- Cherry Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Sweet Potatoes
Miscellaneous:
- Eggs
- Figs
- Milk (Bring Your Own Container)
- Homemade bread
- Herbs
09/19/2019
Today there is also SFI Market from 5-5:30 in the SFI Lounge (Lower level of the Amon Heatwole house). I know that it might not be historically the most important event or come close to Mummy's homemade food, but if you need some produce, it might come close! Here's what we've got:
Produce:
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Swiss Chard
- Winter Squashes
- Leeks
- Herbs
Miscellaneous:
- Milk
- Eggs
As always, be sure to bring your own bags and containers. We hope to see you there
09/12/2019
SFI Market will be today from 5-5:30pm at the SFI Lounge (Lower level of the Amon Heatwole house). Here's the list of goods for today!
- Tomatoes
- Peaches
- Swiss Chard
- Peppers
- Milk (Bring Your Own Container, please!)
- Eggs
- Herbs
- Flowers
Please be sure to bring bags and containers to carry food and put milk in!
Many thanks and hope to see you there!
09/05/2019
This semester we are gonna set SFI Market on Thursdays from 5-6pm, which means today is one of those days. Market is located in the SFI Lounge (lower level of Amon Heatwole house). Here's what we've got going this week;
- Tomatoes
- Peppers
- Green Beans
- Swiss Chard
- Peaches
- Spaghetti Squash
- Eggs
- Milk (BYOC: Bring Your Own Container)
- Herbs
Please, bring your own bags and containers to put the things you get into so you can carry them out without worrying about the food going everywhere. Hopefully these items shape up to your expectations! Have a great Thursday!
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