Moving Toward a Sustainable Food System at UT Austin

In summer 2016, Veronica Gonzalez, Texas PSR’s summer intern and a University of Texas at Austin student, studied the university’s food purchasing system. Her study concluded that UT Austin is making strides in sustainable food practices in a commercial food service setting, despite the challenges of huge daily food production and vendor participation. Read the full report here.

Importantly, UT, Austin Independent School District, and the City of Austin are now involved in piloting the Good Food Purchasing Program. Learn more about Austin’s participation in this program here.

Image by Jeff Gunn

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