UMass cheers local produce
AMHERST – Think globally, eat locally.
That could well be the philosophy at University of Massachusetts, where the dining halls are increasingly serving food grown on area farms.
This year, 23 percent of the food served in campus dining halls, everything from eggs to eggplant, will come from local farms, up from 7 percent in 2004. The effort is part of the statewide Farm to School Project.