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July 1, 2017 at 8:45 pm

Veggie Sales | Food Studies Market at Plant Biology Garden, July 14

 

Fresh Cucumber slices on wood background

Come to the Veggie Sale at the Plant Biology Learning Gardens on Wednesday, July 12, from 4-5:30 p.m. to pick up local student sown-and-grown produce.

All are welcome! Cash, credit cards, and Bobcat Cash are accepted, courtesy of the Atrium Café.

On sale at the garden harvest Wednesday, July 12:

  • carrots
  • potatoes
  • cucumber
  • tomatoes
  • cabbage
  • garlic
  • onion
  • beets
  • leeks
  • fennel
  • beans
  • cauliflower
  • squash
  • basil
  • sage

NOTE: The Friday Food Studies Market at the Plant Biology Learning Gardens has new hours: 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Credit cards are accepted. Please note that quantities vary, and the veggie sale is first-come, first-served. Proceeds benefit the Food Matters Club.

Grover Market, located in front of the Atrium Café, will feature student-grown vegetables from the Plant Biology Learning Gardens as well as student-produced items from the café.

Food studies theme logoThis weekly vegetable sale offers students, faculty and staff delicious, all-organic produce grown by Food Studies students under the direction of Dr. Art Trese in the Plant Biology Learning Gardens.

In case you miss a sale, there are now two opportunities to get your produce locally, all while supporting the Food Studies internship program:

Proceeds from the veggie sale will help fund Food Studies summer internships. Dr. Theresa Moran, Food Studies Theme Director, notes that working with the Atrium Café showcases its green initiatives and is a great example of cross-college collaboration, adding that “sharing food and making a meal really brings everyone together!” The Atrium Café is a student-run business connected with the Ohio University Division of Food Sciences and Nutrition.

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