Colgate Class

Common Thread and Colgate University Working Together

Course Description: Food
Food is fundamental—it sustains us and is essential for our survival—but food is more than just what we eat. Food is also a commodity with complex global markets; it is highly regulated through our political processes and institutions; and it forms a key part of our culture and the social rhythms of everyday life. This course explores these many dimensions of food, focusing especially on key questions about where it comes from, how it is produced, and how it is embedded in our economic, political, and cultural institutions. Students enrolled in this course will participate in a service learning internship at Common Thread Community Farm in Madison, NY. The course will also involve several field trips to and guest speakers from local food and farming communities.

Click on the links below to view stories related to how Colgate and Common Thread are working together to improve our local food system.

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Sustainable Dining at Colgate

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