03/18/2019
The Food Justice Society at MHC
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The mission of the Food Justice Society is to improve and support a more just, sustainable, and equitable food system at Mount Holyoke College.
We support the growing, purchasing, and educating about more sustainable food on campus and in the community. What is "real food" you might ask? We define "real food" as food which is sustainable, ecologically sound, local and humane. Mount Holyoke students really care about our impact and understand that all choices are political choices, so this campaign really ties into our values as a communit
03/18/2019
Come and plant spinach in the student Garden behind the greenhouse!!! its happening right now!
09/22/2018
Thursday night meeting! We had a great time making kale chips🍃🍃
If you weren’t able to come but are interested in gardening and future events send an email to [email protected]
04/13/2018
Garden construction this morning! We’ll be back next week from 10-12 to do mulch, compost, and a bit of planting!
04/06/2018
Ted Talk on food justice from the Executive Director of the Real Food Challenge.
Food justice: a vision deeper than the problem | Anim Steel | TEDxManhattan Anim Steel is the Executive Director and co-founder of the Real Food Challenge, a campaign to re-direct $1 billion of college food purchases towards local, f...
03/21/2018
http://www.mountholyokenews.com/oped/2017/4/6/getting-back-to-mount-holyokes-roots-support-a-garden-education-program-at-mhc
Here's an article written by a Mount Holyoke student last April. Get in touch with FJS to learn how you can get involved with our current garden project. We're planning on building and planting this April!
Getting back to Mount Holyoke’s roots: Support a garden education program at MHC BY SAMANTHA ABNEY '17 The roots of agriculture run deep in Western Massachusetts, dating as far back as the 1600s and enduring throughout the birth of modern American agriculture and community supported agricultural efforts in the Connecticut River Valley, according to WGBY.
03/07/2018
Seeding today!
01/25/2018
Thanks to everyone who came to our table last night! We’re so excited to have new people interested, and to further our food justice efforts on campus this semester!
12/11/2017
Thanks to everyone who stopped by to learn about & advocate for the Real Food Challenge Campus Commitment at Community M&Cs! 🍪 🥛 🥕
Hello Mount Holyoke Community!
The Food Justice Society is currently campaigning for the school to sign onto the Real Food Commitment. If you want to see more local, sustainable "real food" on campus and want Mount Holyoke to have more holistic food system, please sign the petition linked below.
Please sign our petition here: https://goo.gl/N3SQUE
Our goal is to fill it with 500 signatures by the end of 2017.
For more information on the Real Food Challenge visit this website:
http://www.realfoodchallenge.org
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