Hello Readers,
The farm run by my alma mater, Dickinson College, is now certified as USDA organic (see the original article). This certification verifies that the farm 'adheres to an approved approach of agricultural food production that involves building and enhancing the soil naturally, environmental protection and avoidance of toxic or synthetic substances such as pesticides'. The farm is run by college employees and staffed by many student volunteers and interns.
For several years the college has been growing food for the college's dining services and supporting a CSA for members of the college community including students, alumni, and employees. Additionally, the farm recently announced that the farm will now be raising cattle to be served as grass-fed beef at the college dining hall; however, official certification will not be sought for the livestock.
What is your alma mater doing to improve the sustainability of their dining services menu?
~Sean
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Introduction
Hello All,
I am currently a graduate student at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Specifically, I am enrolled as an MSc Climate Change student in the School of Environmental Sciences. I am starting this blog as a component of a course in Sustainable Consumption.
Thus, as you are reading any posts on this blog, please understand that I will be approaching topics from a generally academic prospective unless I've noted otherwise.
For more on my professional background, please refer to my LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/seandiamondsustainability. To summarize very briefly, I graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA, in May of 2008 with a B.S. Physics degree wherein I focused on renewable energies. Then, I worked at Dickinson College as the Sustainability Coordinator for a year before heading across the pond to begin my MSc degree.
I look forward to hearing your feedback, but due please try to keep any ranting to a minimum and make sure to let me know where you are acquiring your information. Otherwise, I will probably see fit to simply ignore your feedback.
Sincerely,
Sean Diamond
I am currently a graduate student at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. Specifically, I am enrolled as an MSc Climate Change student in the School of Environmental Sciences. I am starting this blog as a component of a course in Sustainable Consumption.
Thus, as you are reading any posts on this blog, please understand that I will be approaching topics from a generally academic prospective unless I've noted otherwise.
For more on my professional background, please refer to my LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/seandiamondsustainability. To summarize very briefly, I graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA, in May of 2008 with a B.S. Physics degree wherein I focused on renewable energies. Then, I worked at Dickinson College as the Sustainability Coordinator for a year before heading across the pond to begin my MSc degree.
I look forward to hearing your feedback, but due please try to keep any ranting to a minimum and make sure to let me know where you are acquiring your information. Otherwise, I will probably see fit to simply ignore your feedback.
Sincerely,
Sean Diamond
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