Sustainable Food Initiative Archives

Free Food Room seeks donations to continue operating

November 4, 2024Last updated November 4, 2024 by Ryan Cornell

For the past two years, the EMU Free Food Room has supported members of the campus community experiencing food insecurity. Inside the room, located in the Ammon Heatwole House at

Earthkeepers sustainability mini-grant competition rewards grassroots innovation on campus

April 25, 2016Last updated December 8, 2017 by Lauren Jefferson

Not all sustainability initiatives come from the top down at Eastern Mennonite University. Earthkeepers’ annual mini-grant competition fosters grass-roots innovation and ingenuity among the entire campus community, says club president

Engineers for a Sustainable World, a club tackling problem-solving projects

October 2, 2014Last updated January 6, 2016 by Harrison Horst, first-year student

Reprinted with slight edits from the student-produced Weather Vane, Oct. 2, 2014. Written by first-year student Harrison Horst. Engineers for a Sustainable World, referred to by its members as ESW,

Common Grounds Coffee Talk Stirs the Pot for EMU

September 25, 2014Last updated October 10, 2014 by

This article was published in the EMU WeatherVane, a student newspaper. A Nicaraguan coffee farmer and a local roaster teamed up last Thursday to discuss their efforts in supplying Common

EMU pre-engineering students take second in regional competition with solar greenhouse design

April 17, 2014Last updated September 7, 2016 by Paul Souder

The newest structure on Eastern Mennonite University’s campus cost just $600 to build and was completed by six students in less than eight hours. This fall it will extend the

CSA Program Takes Root at EMU

July 24, 2013Last updated August 18, 2014 by Candace Sipos

When the group in charge of the Community Supported Agriculture program at Eastern Mennonite University sent out a mass email offering shares, the response was swift and overwhelming. “Within the

Students Take EMU Back to Community-Centered Food Production

July 10, 2013Last updated August 18, 2014 by Kara and Bonnie Lofton

In a scene that would have been familiar to the farmers’ sons and daughters who populated this campus in the early 20th century, college-aged adults can be seen planting, thinning,

Not Wasting an Opportunity

January 6, 2012Last updated March 20, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

From garden, to fork and back into the ground, new campus initiatives including raspberry bushes and compost bins will dot the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) landscape thanks to initiatives submitted

Local Meal at EMU

February 9, 2011 by

EMU’s Sustainable Food Initiatives student group shops at the local farmers’ market and prepares meals — then eats! — the food together regularly.

Students Work With Cafeteria to Donate Uneaten Food

November 15, 2010Last updated February 22, 2017 by Samantha Cole, Co-editor in Chief of The Weather Vane

A cart stacked with aluminum pans of food emerged from the cafeteria’s back door, swaying as it rolled down the ramp toward a nearby car. The trunk and back seat

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