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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Food for thought: a weekend with the Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit



One hundred fifty college students from seventeen universities throughout the Southeast convened in
Athens, Georgia on February 11-13, 2011 to talk real food at the Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit.
The Summit is one of many taking place across the nation, all held by the Real Food Challenge, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to shifting 20% of university dining dollars towards real food by 2020 - approximately $1 billion. Real food is food that truly nourishes producers, consumers, communities, and the earth--it’s fair, humane, community-based, and ecologically sound.

Throughout the course of the weekend, students were able to choose from 22 different empowering workshops on subjects spanning from farm worker justice to urban agriculture in Atlanta to federal initiatives on obesity prevention. Some attendees were also able to get their hands dirty by traveling to local, sustainably operated farms for field experiences. The event featured numerous local culinary delights, and the generosity of many Athens businesses echoed the very spirit of the event.

Kate Klein, Blog Author
Office of Sustainability Intern
Yet a weekend can impact so much more than just three days - UGA students are taking inspiration from SYFAS to whole new level, and harnessing the post conference energy to start a new group called Real Food UGA. This newly unified group of students will strive to change the way we think about food at UGA. As Georgia’s flagship land grant institution, it is time to work together to encourage our university to buy food that benefits our local environment, economy, and community.
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