Food and Farming Week Archives - EMU News

Community Flocks to EMU for Annual Fall Harvest Dinner

Candace Sipos — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:34:53 +0000

Ranita Shenk’s favorite part of the Fall Harvest dinner was squash picked straight out of one of ��ݮ��’s five campus gardens.

The 20-year-old sophomore made sure she attended the annual Fall Harvest Local Meal last week, if only because many of her friends were raving about it.

“It’s one of the most popular meals of the year,” she said.

Students, faculty, staff and visitors line up to partake of the yearly celebration of everything local: produce, meat, herbs and even the music playing through the speakers — all produced no farther away than Waynesboro, and mostly in Harrisonburg or Rockingham County.

Over the past five years, the meal has become a well-received tradition on campus.

“I’m not really on a meal plan, but I make it a point to come,” said senior James Souder, 22.

“We always make sure we come,” echoed , assistant to , who donated an array of peppers from his city garden.

provided radishes and potatoes, cabbage came from Hickory Hill Farm in Keezletown and Showalter’s Orchard and Greenhouse provided apple cider, to name a few of the event’s farmer participants.

Even the canola oil was local, derived from .

“The interest that the community gives us, it’s what makes it worthwhile,” said Ramona Lantz, serving and catering manager at the university, on a short break from practically running around the buzzing dining hall.

Every month, the cafeteria provides a themed meal.

“This is by far the most popular,” Lantz said.

The event was one of the first of the annual Food and Farming Week at EMU, put on by , a student group that aims to encourage and start environmentally friendly practices around campus.

Students learned how to bake bread in residence hall last week. They took a tour of Broadway farm Avalon Acres and various campus gardens. And that’s just a sampling of the week’s events.

“This [meal] is something that students really look forward to,” said Josh Kanagy, co-president of Earthkeepers, while eating his own locally grown meal.

Courtesy Daily News Record, Oct. 9, 2012

Local Agriculture, Sustainability Highlight Food and Farming Week

Mike Zucconi — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 20:04:50 +0000

Baking bread, a fall harvest and a farm tour are just some of the topics to be covered during the annual Food and Farming Week, Oct. 1-5, at ��ݮ�� (EMU).

Sponsored by the, the event encourages students to learn about farming practices while gaining important information on how to live and farm sustainably.

“Food and Farming week provides EMU students the chance to engage area farmers, enjoy locally grown foods and even learn methods for preserving and preparing foods, skills that will last a lifetime. said , professor of at EMU.

Baking bread — Monday at 6 p.m., Cedarwood, second floor kitchen

Learn the art of making and baking bread from , associate professor of . No bread baking experience needed. If you plan on attending, contact Melinda Norris at melinda.norris@emu.edu. Bring bread pans and mixing bowls if you have them.

Fall harvest local meal — Tuesday at 5 p.m., Dining Hall

Enjoy a fall harvest meal courtesy of Pioneer Catering and the . The film, “The True Cost of Coal,” will be shown at 8 p.m. in the , presented by the Beehive Collective.

Local Farm Tour — Wednesday at 5:30 p.m., meet outside University Commons (front entrance)

Tour Avalon Acres farm.

Farm life on the quad — Thursday at 6 p.m., Thomas Plaza (in front of Campus Center)

Pay a visit to our campus chickens and take an edible garden tour with SFI.

Earthkeepers “Parklet” — Friday from 5-8 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m.-noon, at Northend Greenway

Come see what Harrisonburg would look like if parking spaces were turned into parks.

About Earthkeepers

Earthkeepers’ mission is to act in and around the EMU community to encourage, simplify, and implement environmentally friendly practices, such as recycling, composting, reducing waste, and monitoring water quality in the Harrisonburg area.

Earthkeepers club members also participate in many other events and activities throughout the year, such as hiking trips, field trips, and organizing guest speakers.

For more information on Food and Farming Week, contact EMU students Melinda Norris at melinda.norris@emu.edu, or Josh Kanagy at joshua.kanagy@emu.edu.

Creation Care Evident During Food and Farming Week

Mike Zucconi — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:50:39 +0000

Baking bread, canning food, creation care, and growing your own food in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way are some of the topics to be covered during the annual Food and Farming Week, Oct. 3-7, at ��ݮ�� (EMU).

Sponsored by the, the event encourages students to learn about farming practices while gaining important information on how to live and farm sustainably.

Baking Bread — Monday at 6 p.m., Cedarwood, second floor kitchen

Learn the art of making and baking bread from , associate professor of chemistry. If you plan on attending, contact Katie Jantzen at katie.jantzen@emu.edu. Bring bread pans and mixing bowls if you have them.

Food, Faith and Culture — Tuesday at 8 p.m., Common Grounds coffeehouse

Hear several EMU professors with cross-cultural experience explain the perspectives of various religions and cultures on food, nature and the environment. A discussion and snack consisting of Monday’s homemade bread will be provided.

Local Farm Tour — Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., meet outside University Commons

Tour Season’s Bounty Farm and CSA, operated by Radell Schrock, class of ‘01.

Local Meal — Thursday, 5-7 p.m., Northlawn dining hall

Enjoy local fare from area farms and gardens.

Canning with Sustainable Food Initiative — Friday, 7 p.m., Cedarwood second floor kitchen

Learn how to can your favorite fruits and vegetables to enjoy year round.

About Earthkeepers

Earthkeepers club members also participate in many other events and activities throughout the year, such as hiking trips, field trips, and organizing guest speakers.

For more information on Food and Farming Week, contact EMU students Katie Jantzen at katie.jantzen@emu.edu, or Josh Kanagy at joshua.kanagy@emu.edu.

‘Food and Farming Week’ Underway at EMU

Jim Bishop — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:00:00 +0000

EMU is holding its annual “Food and Farming Week” Monday through Saturday, Mar. 23-28.

Activities will open with a presentation 8 p.m. Monday, Mar. 23 in Suter Science Center room 109 on “food issues in Africa.” The presenter is Debbie Scott, who recently completed a three-year term of service in Nairobi, Kenya with Mennonite Central Committee, Akron, Pa.

Ms. Scott served with ACORD, a pan-African organization working for social justice and equality. Her focus was on agricultural trade policy analysis.

Author Mark Winne will discuss his recent book, Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. 24, in the Common Grounds Coffeehouse in the University Commons. Facilitating students are from Dr. Dan Wessner’s pre-law capstone course, “Law, Values and Worldview.”

Res Judicata, EMU’s pre-law student organization, is co-sponsoring the event.

A petting zoo will be set up on the front lawn of campus, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 26. Bread baking will take place 7 p.m. that day in the Maplewood residence hall lounge.

Persons can meet 10 a.m. Saturday, Mar. 28 in front of the University Commons to bike or carpool to the Harrisonburg Downtown Farmers Market. A workday will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday in the EMU garden at the corner of Mt. Clinton Pike and College Ave.

For more information on Food and Farming Week, contact first-year EMU Student Daniel H. Sigmans, daniel.sigmans@emu.edu.