Saint Mary's College of California

• Type: Liberal Arts, Private, Grad School, 1000-5000, Suburban
• Region: California
• City: Moraga
• State: CA
• involvement in the Real Food Challenge?
  Level 2: Active in the network
• Food budget: N/A
• Provider: Sodexo
• On campus concessions: Taco Bell
• Dining Services Director/Executive Chef: Matt Carroll
• Farm size: .5
• Farm operated by students? yes
• Successes and achievements: A half-acre student-run garden plot has been created on campus to grow pesticide-free food for the student dining hall. Students are participating in establishing the site, cultivating the beds and harvest the crops. Crops raised will mainly mature when students are on campus. The educational benefits include increased understanding of the food production process and greater awareness of the nutritional and environmental benefits of local, pesticide-free food. The motto of the garden is "By the students, for the students, and, ultimately, in the students." This project will enrich the theme of the 2008-09 First Year Experience Program: "Feast or Famine". Watch the video, "How Does Our Garden Grow" at http://stmarys-ca.edu/about-smc/sustain-smc/for-students/garden-video.html.
• Food activities: student farm/garden
• Farm functions: supplies dining hall
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• Relevant academic programs: Extracurricular Activities, Student-run programs
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