All food on Western Washington Universities campus is fresh, local, and sustainable, and this doesn't stop with just our dining halls. The same great local flavors you find all over campus can be found in the Underground as well.
Why is this our passion?
The Real Food Challenge is a national campaign aimed at increasing the availability of sustainable foods on colleges and university campuses to 20% of all food purchases by 2020, and this has inspired us. Western Dining Services has signed on to the RFC. Local dairies, orchards, farms, and regional supporters work with Western to help us reach that goal. We also receive support from organizations like Growing Washington—a farmer cooperative —and Charlie's Produce, a produce supplier based in Seattle, WA. University Dining Services administrators are using the Real Food Challenge as a framework to standardize food purchasing methods using criteria that includes locally grown, fairly traded, humane,and organic foods.
Why is this our passion?
The Real Food Challenge is a national campaign aimed at increasing the availability of sustainable foods on colleges and university campuses to 20% of all food purchases by 2020, and this has inspired us. Western Dining Services has signed on to the RFC. Local dairies, orchards, farms, and regional supporters work with Western to help us reach that goal. We also receive support from organizations like Growing Washington—a farmer cooperative —and Charlie's Produce, a produce supplier based in Seattle, WA. University Dining Services administrators are using the Real Food Challenge as a framework to standardize food purchasing methods using criteria that includes locally grown, fairly traded, humane,and organic foods.