Farm fresh: Edible Campus program aims to innovate, educate, serve Northern Illinois University students, community
“We hope that we can take over a 20-acre to 30-acre piece on our west campus and truly start to grow at scale regeneratively, including some livestock,” he said.
By Jeannine Otto
AgriNews
November 14, 2024
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DEKALB, Ill. — Cabbages are not exactly the typical big university landscaping, but at Northern Illinois University, cabbages — along with cauliflower, beets, tomatoes, peppers and other vegetables, fruits and herbs — are the first step in what could be a food revolution.
“We are taking over green spaces all over campus,” said Bryan Flower, the director of the Edible Campus project, a multifaceted program that aims to not only nourish students’ bodies with fresh, campus-grown food, but also their minds, by educating them on food production and sustainability.
The first step in the Edible Campus program was the raised beds scattered around campus. Beds of cabbage plants, tomatoes, peppers, herbs and even flowers are the “free-to-pick areas.”
“We have 100 free-to-pick areas. That’s for anybody, community members, faculty, staff, students, free to pick for anybody,” Flower said.
Flower came up with the Edible Campus program based on his extensive career as a chef in the hospitality food-service industry.
Source: https://cityfarmer.info/farm-fresh-edible-campus-program-aims-to-innovate-educate-serve-northern-illinois-university-students-community/
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