At St. Timothy’s boarding school in Catonsville, MD, sustainable food plays a central role in a holistic approach to education that pairs perfectly with Bon Appétit’s core values.

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Brinkley Farms: Lessons from a North Carolina Family About Stewardship
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A small North Carolina farm’s successful transition from tobacco to food.

Farmers, Friends, and Filberts: Exploring Flamingo Ridge Farm
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A perfect fall afternoon: a tour of Flamingo Ridge Farm, a discussion of sustainability and Bon Appétit, and a delicious farm-fresh meal prepared by Executive Chef Jenny Nguyen.

Fork to Farm Grant Update: Garden Treasures Is Growing Greenhouses
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Garden Treasures used its grant money to buy and ship greenhouse posts for six of the 10 greenhouses they had acquired from retiring Oregon farmers and built two of them with help from volunteers.

Campus Farms Sprout at Corporate Headquarters and Public Venues
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Campus farms aren’t just for college students anymore. In the past decade we’ve seen a surge of interest in growing food on college campuses — and recently, more corporations, restaurants, and museums are picking up spades and joining the movement.

Fork to Farm Grant Update: Campus Community Farm at St. Mary’s College of Maryland Finishes Greenhouse
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The Campus Community Farm at St. Mary’s College used its Fork to Farm “seed” money to build a new greenhouse instead of the original planned hoop house.

Fork to Farm Grant Update: Horse Listeners Orchard and the Three-Legged Stool
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Farmer Matt Couzens believes Bon Appétit’s Farm to Fork program only functions when all three teams — Bon Appétit, local farmers, and supportive students — are equally invested.

“Kissed by the Cold”: Exploring Sauvie Island Organics
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This little river-island farm produces an amazing amount of food, research, and education in the rainy Pacific Northwest.

Learning About Wild Mushroom Foraging from MycoLogical Natural Products
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Lessons in which forest mushrooms are safe(r) to eat, and how climate change is affecting these wild foods.

Learning Life Lessons at South Mountain Creamery
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My tour of the hen house at our Farm to Fork partner South Mountain Creamery in Middletown, MD was full of surprises.