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At the Brodhead Center for Student Life you will find a wide variety of eateries
Duke Dining
In 2016, Duke Dining finalized an aspirational sustainability plan to address how and where campus food is grown and raised, processed, transported, prepared and discarded. The plan also highlights the impact these attributes have on health, the environment, society and the economy. It includes targets in food procurement in several major food categories, including produce, meat, and dairy.
Duke Dining hired its first Sustainability & Quality Control Manager and established a 2017 baseline for sustainable procurement efforts. This progress is included in Dining's reports on the ambitious sustainable procurement program. In recognition of these efforts, Duke Dining recently received the Gold Award in Sustainable Procurement from the National Association of College and University Dining Services and the Marketplace received a 3-Star Green Restaurant Certification from the Green Restaurant Association.
Duke Dining has furthered sustainable efforts with the Marketplace, the first-year student dining facility on East Campus, recently became certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), an international non-profit organization established to safeguard seafood supplies and to help create a more sustainable seafood market. Learn more about Dining’s sustainability efforts.
Supporting Local Farmers
Duke offers many options for supporting local farmers as part of your grocery shopping. In the spring and summer, there is a weekly Duke Farmers' Market on campus with vendors offering local North Carolina produce, organized by Live for Life. The Duke Campus Farm offers a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) with produce grown on campus. The City of Durham also offers a weekly farmers' market featuring pesticide-free produce, meats, baked goods, cheeses, arts and crafts, and more.
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