The Real Food Challenge at UW will be having our first official club meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2 at 3pm in the Suzallo Cafe! For those of you not familiar with the Real Food Challenge, we will be going over what is Real Food and why a real food economy, starting at our university, is important, what "the challenge" is, and we will be making plans for our organization for the spring quarter as we start to work with HFS!
For more info on the organization, go to realfoodchallenge.org, or see a short description bellow.
If you want more information about the Real Food Challenge, there is no better way than to come to this meeting on Wednesday! Some tasty treats of some sort will be provided. If you can't make it but are still interested or want info, don't worry! There will be more opportunities to get involved. Email me if you would like more information and to stay plugged in.
Thank you again, people, for your engaging minds. Hope to see you all there.
Sam Ryder
949-378-6569
NW Regional Field Organizer
Real Food Challenge
Real Food Challenge Description:
The Real Food Challenge (RFC) is a student movement which currently takes place on over 350 campuses in the US, including the UC system. It sprouted out of other student coalitions dedicated to food sovereignty education and awareness, and focuses on the economic impact that student consumers have in their food purchases through their universities. It is estimated that roughly $5 billion annually is spent on food by universities in the US. This is a huge fiscal sum, with little of it flowing to sustainable, fair and local food producers. The RFC campaign goals are to get students working with their dining services to get 20% Real Food served in campus dining halls by 2020, and 100% Real Food served as soon as possible. Real Food is defined by 4 pillars: it is locally sourced, ecologically sustainable, fair to humans, and humane to animals in production. You can read more by checking out the RFC website: http://realfoodchallenge.org.
For interest in the Real Food Challenge in your region, email northwest@realfoodchallenge.org
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