Sustainable food
Take Action
- Stock your break room with sustainable coffee, tea, etc.
- Get involved with a U-M community garden
- Buy local food at an M Farmers Market or via community supported agriculture
- Grow food at the Campus Farm
- Center your plate around plants
- Leverage the carbon icons to reduce your food carbon footprint
- Be thoughtful about the food that you take/buy to ensure none gets wasted
- Buy local and sustainable to support farmers and the local economy
2025 Goal Background
Research
Recent Wins – 2025 Highlights
- MDining won Bronze certification with National Association of COllege and University Food Service (NACUFS) for the development and implementation of a vendor sustainability scorecard.
- MDining was nationally recognized for sustainable procurement by NACUFS (National Association of College & University Food Service.