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Bon Appétit Rises to 16th Annual Eat Local Challenge
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On September 29, Bon Appétit teams across the country celebrated our 16th annual Eat Local Challenge Day, proving that yes we CAN still eat local!
Roger Williams Shows Off Its Pearl of an Oyster Farm
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Bon Appétiters at Roger Williams University had the opportunity to visit an oyster research farm and chat with Dale Leavitt, an associate professor of biology who oversees the research facility.
Phoenix Bean Charms University of Chicago Students
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The tofu-making process is a mystery to most people, so getting to visit an artisanal tofu maker was a special treat for the Bon Appétit at UChicago team and several UChicago students.
Hampshire and Partner Colleges Win $250,000 Award to Increase Local Food on Campus
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Supporting local farmers is more important than ever, and doing so just got a little easier for the Bon Appétit Management Company team at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA.
A Visit to Three Sisters Nixtamal Yields Sweet Insight into Corn
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Not all corn is yellow, white, or blue. At Three Sisters Nixtamal, a Locally Crafted partner, corn comes in countless other varieties and is used for the freshest corn masa.
Café Allegro’s All-Local Feast Wows Association of Food Journalists
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Bon Appétit Executive Chef Chris Lenza and the Café Allegro team are known for their commitment to showcasing Arizona ingredients and indigenous foodways. But for this year’s Eat Local Challenge, attended by some very special guests, they outdid themselves.
Local Ingredients Meet Native American Flavors at TASTE
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Executive Chef Josie Urbick and the culinary team at TASTE Café decided to uncover Native American foodways and interpret them through the lens of TASTE’s mission: emphasizing seasonal ingredients from the abundant Puget Sound region.
Case Western’s Farm Grows Minds and Food
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The farm at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland is more akin to a land-grant institution’s research farm than the small but mighty student-run operations found on most Bon Appétit campuses.
Vassar’s Community Farm Next Door
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Vassar College leases 12 acres of former college farmland to a pioneering food nonprofit called the Poughkeepsie Farm Project, a community farm with a commitment to education and food justice