Furman University

• Type: Liberal Arts, Private, 4 yr, 1000-5000, Suburban
• Region: Southeast
• Address:
• City: Greenville
• State: SC
• ZIP:
• URL: http://
• involvement in the Real Food Challenge?
  Level 1: Connected to the network
• Provider: Aramark
• On campus concessions: Starbucks (fair trade blend); Honest Tea (organic)
• Farm size: .25
• Farm operated by students? yes
• Successes and achievements: labelling in the dining hall of local and organic ingredients in meals; close to 100% biodegradable to-go products; recycling of coffee grounds in dining hall; organic/local themed meal, annually; on campus gardening club (FIG) to educate, spread, and encourage practices of sustainable farming
• Composting: pre-consumer food waste, post-consumer food waste, other organic waste
• Food activities: student farm/garden, fair trade purchasing, organic purchasing, local purchasing
• Farm functions: farmer's market
• comments: weekly Farm Stand to sell produce