Food Day!

Come join us this Thursday, October 24th from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, in Great Hall of Coffman Memorial Union to celebrate National Food Day! 

What is Food Day you ask?Food Day is a nationwide celebration of healthy, affordable, and sustainably produced food and a grassroots campaign for better food policies. It builds all year long and culminates on October 24. Food Day aims to help people Eat Real. That means cutting back on sugar drinks, overly salted packaged foods, and fatty, factory-farmed meats in favor of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and sustainably raised protein. 

Food Day envisions shorter lines at fast-food drive-throughs--and bigger crowds at farmers markets. This annual event involves some of the country's most prominent food activists, united by a vision of food that is healthy, affordable, and produced with care for the environment, farm animals, and the people who grow, harvest, and serve it. With Food Day, we can celebrate our food system when it works and fix it when it's broken. Across the country, 3,200 events took place in 2012 and 2,300 in 2011, from community festivals in Denver, Savannah, and New York City, to a national conference in Washington, DC, to thousands of school activities in Portland, Minneapolis, and elsewhere. 

 So swing by Great Hall and grab free catered lunch from Common Roots Catering! There are tons of free samples and prizes. More information about the event can be found here. Have nothing planned for Thursday? Volunteer at for Food Day! More details can be found here. Want more information about Food Day? Check out UMN Food Day on Facebook.