EatReal Middlebury

07/14/2017

In light of the Middlebury student body's move to reduce meat on campus, this is very interesting!

05/15/2017

BREAKING NEWS:
Middlebury College SGA has officially passed EatReal's bill to shift Middlebury's dining budget away from industrialized meat and more towards sustainable options!

Thank you to all 692 students who took the survey, voting 67% in favor of the bill.

Hooray Middlebury for taking big steps towards honoring our commitment to environmental justice and sustainability!

04/27/2017

Do you have any opinions on meat in the dining hall?

TAKE THIS SURVEY IN ORDER TO WEIGH IN ON EATREAL’S PLAN

It will take about 5 minutes and if you complete it you will get entered into a raffle for 4 gift cards worth $25 each (2 for Flatbread, 2 for the Lobby).

https://middlebury.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5ihPCOOtBI8oNfv

10/24/2016

Great article on how Frances Moore Lappe started conversations about the intersection of hunger and sustainability. Come to her talk this Wednesday at 7:30! Book singing and local food reception to follow.

When Frances Moore Lappe wrote the best-selling Diet For A Small Planet back in 1971, she helped start a conversation about the social and environmental impacts of the foods we choose.

05/23/2016

We hope you were able to take a look at our posters displayed in the entrance of the library!
Still struggling on the last paper? Take a break and check out our newest poster about animals and farmers' rights!

05/18/2016

Interested in knowing more about us but feeling overwhelmed by exams? Talk to Isabel Herrick, one of our newest member from the freshman feb crew. She just accepted to be event coordinator for us in the fall! She'll give you an insight on how it is to get involved in Eat Real or simply what we do on campus!
Good luck for your finals!

05/14/2016

Have you been able to enjoy a delicious meal cooked by the Weybridge residents last night? Part of it was cooked by Alison Kraner, one of our wonderful event coordinators this year. If you see her around (bluegrass festival this afternoon, working at the organic farm, leading a midview trip etc.) don't hesitate to reach out to her! She knows a ton about real food and she's super involved to promote sustainable food on campus!
She will tell you that "it's cool to know where my food comes from"

05/06/2016

Our co-president Sarah Koenigsberg has written another cool article about the environmental impact of meat with Michael Shrader from the SGA environmental council committee. Check it out!!

For Earth Day, Dining Services prepared a beautiful meal in honor of a movement generally considered important to the Middlebury College community: environmental sustainability. We laud Dining Serv…

04/22/2016

Get ready for a delicious local and sustainable Earth Day meal tonight in Proctor and Ross that Dining Services organized! The Dining Hall's will be serving delicious dishes ranging from sustainable Alaskan salmon from Midd Grad Elma' 13 to local Misty Knoll chicken with homemade BBQ sauce to caramelized onion with local goat cheese flatbread... Our local food will be coming from: Vermont Hydroponic Produce,LLC, Misty Knoll Farm, LEWIS CREEK FARM, Monument Farms Dairy, Full Sun Company, Sunrise Orchards, Thistle Hill Farm, North Country Smokehouse, Champlain Orchards, Hillsboro Sugarworks, Vermont Fresh Pasta
See you all tonight!

04/21/2016

Come meet Elma Burnham '13 tomorrow at 11:45 in LaForce 121 or at the Earth Day Dinner tomorrow in Proctor and Ross!

Tomorrow, the dining halls will be serving sustainable salmon from the fishery that she works at in Alaska called Braund Fish.

Elma is eager to share her experiences with students!

Read more at: http://www.middlebury.edu/sustainability/resources-and-reports/news-and-events/news/2016/node/513849

04/19/2016

The Real Food Week was a success! Thank you so much for coming to our events and having taken the time to think about meat mindfulness with us last week.
If you want to talk more extensively about it, join us for our weekly meeting, Mondays at 6:30 in La Force seminar room (grab food in Ross and you will have your dinner covered).
Or you can talk to Elaine our co-president. She'll tell you that eating real is not only good for the environment but it is also extremely tasty.

04/13/2016

The screening of Cowspiracy is in an hour! BiHall 216
If you still need reasons to go, check out our poster about the environmental impact of the Meat Industry. It is displayed in Ross, Proctor and McCullough.