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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

03 December 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monthly connection for the UMass Sustainability community and the sustainability curious with coffee, tea, bagels, and more!
07 November 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Monthly connection for the UMass Sustainability community and the sustainability curious with coffee, tea, bagels, and more!

What's Happening

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 ...

Exploring Upcycled Food with Spare Food Co.

On October 1, 2024, UMass Dining hosted a special event at Hampshire DC that spotlighted Spare Food Co–a company dedicated to upcycling food to create ...

A Guide to Seasonal Eating

What is a seasonal food? The Massachusetts growing season is from May to November. Between those months, farmers from the Berkshires to Boston are working ...

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.