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FOOD
Dining Services offers local produce
BY LUYAN WANG lwang@kansan.com
KU Dining Services is providing fresh, local produce through a new program called Farm to Cart. Students and faculty can buy fresh fruits, vegetables and other products from local farms from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays at The Market in the Kansas Union.
Farm to Cart kicked off June 2, a year after Dining Services' primary food provider, Sysco, began buying produce from local farms. Dining Services director Nona Golledge said Dining Services spent about a year setting up Farm to Cart before offering it at the University.
"It's good to make healthy choices like that." Webb said.
Stephen Webb, a junior from Lawrence, said it was a great idea to have fresh and local food on campus.
Every Friday, Sysco sends a list of available products to Dining
Services. Dining Services then selects the items it wants and posts a list of available items on its website to let people know what the cart will offer in the coming week. Golledge said the price of items varied based on what Sysco charged.
"We are very competitive with what's out there in other markets," Golledge said.
Because the student population is lower during the summer, customers have mainly been faculty and staff so far. The business for Farm to Cart has been slow, but Dining Services is working to make sure more students are aware of this new program. Golledge said the cart would stay at The Market until growing season ends when the weather gets colder.
Christina Fischer, a resident of Boulder, Colo., came to campus for her niece's orientation. Fischer said the cart looked great and she might buy some products if she got a chance.
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