University of Idaho Soil Stewards

• Type: Public, Land Grant, 4 yr, Grad School, 10,000-15,000, Rural
• Region: Northwest
• Address: University of Idaho
• City: Moscow
• State: ID
• ZIP: 83844
• URL: http://stuorgs.uidaho.edu/~soilstewards/
• involvement in the Real Food Challenge?
  Level 3: Taking the Challenge
• Provider: Sodexo
• On campus concessions: none
• Dining Services Director/Executive Chef: Mike Thomsen
• Farm size: 3
• Farm operated by students? yes
• Composting: pre-consumer food waste, post-consumer food waste, other organic waste
• Food activities: student farm/garden, organic purchasing, local purchasing, academic programs, student organizations
• Farm functions: CSA, farmer's market, supplies dining hall, supplies co-op, research, training growers, other educational, food consumed by volunteers, food donated for hunger relief , supplies restaurant
• comments: Certified Organic since 2007, student run and operated since 2003. 25 member CSA with excess produce sold to Food Co-op, restaurants, dining services, and donated to Backyard Harvest (local non-profit who distributes produce to local food banks)
• Relevant academic programs: Course(s) offered, Research, Internships, Apprentice program, Extracurricular Activities, Student-run programs
• comments: Cultivating Success Certificate, emphasis on sustainable small acreage farming and ranching