North Carolina State University
(
Raleigh
NC
27695-7307 )
- Contact Name:
- Stephen O. Edwards
- Contact Title:
- Director of Board Operations
- Telephone:
- (919) 513-7614
- E-Mail:
- steve_edwards@ncsu.edu
- Program Web Site:
- www.ncsu.edu/dining
- Who was most responsible for initiating your farm-to-college program?
- Student(s)
- Dining/food services personnel
- In what year did the program begin?
- Other, please specify:
- Are students actively involved in maintaining the program?
- no
- What role, if any, have cooperative extension agents or other agency/agricultural professionals played in the farm-to-college program?
- Not Involved
- What role, if any, would be useful for cooperative extension agents or other agency/agricultural professionals to play in the farm-to-college program?
- Facilitator for certain program components
- Who runs/is primarily responsible for the farm-to-college program? (please choose primary person/group in charge)
- Other dining/food services staff member
- Where do the majority of your locally purchased farm products come from?
- Region-wide (e.g., Midwest, Pacific Northwest)
- What are the primary local farm products you purchase? (please list top 3-5 items)
- Other, please specify:
- Are any of these local food products organically grown?
- no
- no
- Approximately how much, in dollars, does dining/food services spend annually on local farm products?
- Other, please specify:
- Other, please specify:
- Who/where are local products purchased from?
- Distributor(s)
- Other, please specify:
- Are local food products used in...
- Regular menus
- Special events
- Was external funding or other resources (grants, equipment, etc.) used to...
- Not used
- Have any of the following individuals or groups been directly involved in development, coordination, education or promotion related to the farm-to-college program?
- Other community/local/state organization(s)
- Other student organization(s)
- Have you used any of the following to promote the program or enhance its educational value?
- Information in dining locations about the program
- Press releases
- Special events (eg., local foods dinner)
- Web site
- What, if any, other environmental initiatives on your campus are connected with the farm-to-college program?
- Not used
- Are there any bidding requirements for purchasing local food?
- yes
- yes
- Do local products cost more on average?
- no
- no
- What do you see as the most significant barriers to starting or sustaining farm-to-college programs?
- Coordinating purchase/delivery of products
- Product quantity
- What do you see as the most significant benefits from farm-to-college programs?
- Good for school and/or company public relations
- Supporting local farmers, community and/or economy
- Of the following policy issues, please choose up to two, if any, that you believe would provide the most significant support for farm-to-college programs:
- Grants/subsidies to help farmers organize cooperatives
- Language written into food service contracts to support local food purchases
- What strategies, if any, do you recommend for making farm-to-college programs work?
- Form a supportive planning committee representative of key players
- Do lots of research before starting
- Start small, such as planning a local foods dinner
- What resources, research, or contacts, if any, were useful for starting or expanding your farm-to-college program?
- University of Wisconsin Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
- What resources, materials or research are needed for better guidance and encouragement of farm-to-college projects?
- Other, please specify:
- Other, please specify:
- Is dining/food services:
- Self-operated
- Self-operated
- Total number of individual meals served daily in locations operated by dining/food services:
- Other, please specify:
- Other, please specify:
- Does food services use a (please choose most appropriate answer):
- Meal (board) plan
- Meal (board) plan
- What is dining/food services' approximate annual budget for food?
- Other, please specify:
- Other, please specify: