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Sustainability

UMass Dining Sustainability is committed to engaging and educating students on food and the environment while enhancing the student experience by offering a diverse selection of delicious, healthy, local and sustainable foods.

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Local Purchasing

The mission of UMass Dining is to contribute to the campus life experience by providing a variety of healthy and flavorful meals featuring local, regional, and world cuisine in a sustainable and environmentally conscious manner.

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Visit the Campus Permaculture Gardens

UMass Permaculture provides empowering hands-on education and leadership training, community engagement, and fresh, local, organic produce to the UMass campus.

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Collaborations 

Our partnerships and collaborations are a core piece to the work of UMass Dining Sustainability. Together we work towards common goals around education, community, and resiliency.

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Initiatives 

Our sustainability initiatives support and encourage meaningful interactions with, and deeper understanding of food systems and climate action.

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Upcoming Events

25 March 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Stop by our table from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the specified DCs to learn more about Climate Conscious campaign!
12 March 2025 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Stop by our table from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the specified DCs to learn more about Climate Conscious campaign!

What's Happening

Understanding SDG Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy for All 

In today’s rapidly evolving world, energy is at the core of almost every aspect of our daily lives. From powering homes to fueling industries and ...

What is CSA?

What is a CSA?  Community Supported Agriculture, or CSA, is a production and marketing model where consumers pay a sum of money at the start ...

UMass Food Recovery Network Makes a Return

The Food Recovery Network (FRN) is a student-led organization dedicated to reducing food waste while addressing hunger within the campus community. The group is part ...

Sustainability is a Core Value

The work of sustainability is all about emphasizing interconnectedness and building toward a hopeful, joyful, and regenerative future.

Our goal is to identify and successfully implement strategies that mitigate carbon impact, preserve resources for future generations and build a carbon literate workforce.​

We integrate sustainability into the policies, practices, and everyday decision making across all units of Dining. We also engage students, faculty, staff, and the larger regional community to collaborate, innovate, implement, and evaluate climate action strategies.