is preparing once again to serve up ample portions of its commitment to shopping local, and to sustainable production methods and the humane treatment of animals.
The campus community and the general public are invited to partake during the Farm to College celebration, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday (June 6) on the lawn within the . Farm to College is held twice a year, and next week鈥檚 is No. 15.
The menu includes Summer Citrus Free-Range Chicken Salad, Cage-Free Egg Frittata, Summer Citrus Tofu Salad and BBQ Pork Sandwich, as well as Fair Trade Chocolate Brownies, Gunther鈥檚 Ice Cream and Fresh Organic Strawberries, and Larry & Luna鈥檚 Coconut Bliss Ice Cream. Vegan offerings include the tofu salad, and the Larry & Luna鈥檚 ice cream; vegetarian and gluten-free items also will be available.
You can also try the dried tomato pesto from the campus鈥檚 own Russell Ranch, and fair trade-certified chocolate.
The program also includes music by alumna Alicia Murphy, playing 鈥渉umble pop,鈥 and the West Nile Ramblers.
Farm to College also includes educational activities and opportunities to explore where Dining Services procures its food and how it is produced, and the power of the region鈥檚 food community (and food dollars).
Craft activities will emphasize sustainability 鈥 in 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis No. 1 Cool School notebooks and recycled bike tube jewelry 鈥 thanks to Aggie ReStore, the Campus Center for the Environment and the California Student Sustainability Coalition.
The Farm to College dinner is priced at $11.80 for 澳门六合彩资料库 Davis employees (with staff ID or Staff Assembly pin) or $14.75 for the general public. If you are a meal plan holder, simply swipe your card.
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Dave Jones, Dateline, 530-752-6556, dljones@ucdavis.edu