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Todd Rothe standing in kitchen

Northland Announces Food Systems Center

food economy,” said President Miller. In December, 46 percent of the food served on campus was grown or produced in the region. Now, more than half way to reaching its goal, the College is ramping up to become a scalable model for small communities. The College has launched the Food

Northland College student repackage leftover food.

Students Combat Food Insecurity

food insecurity through eliminating waste on college campuses. Since 2011, the chapters of the Food Recovery Network have recovered over two million pounds of food across the country. “The Food Recovery Network Chapter at Northland is an essential component of promoting a more sustainable and just food system in our…

Northland College Baldwin Commons

Dining

Northland College is proud to have a strong local foods initiative. We’re already half way to our goal of having eighty percent of the food served on campus supplied from local sources. We have built the Hulings Rice Food Center to help reach that goal. Currently nearly twenty farms and…

standing by water's edge

Northland Students Complete WWF Leadership Program

…annual Wisconsin Wildlife Federation meeting April 22 (Earth Day). Their resolution (below) passed. Resolution to Support Pollinator-friendly Solar Electricity Awareness and Production in Wisconsin (passed April 21, 2017) Whereas, Wisconsin is reliant on imported non-renewable sources of electricity which pollute the land, air, and water and negatively impact Wisconsin’s wildlife…

Northland College Food Center Director Todd Rothe stands in front of the composting machine.

Northland College Wants Your Leftovers

Community Compost Program

…composting machine, installed in 2017 at the rear of the Hulings Rice Food Center on campus has greatly expanded the college’s ability to deal with food waste. The industrial-strength composter can take 70,000 pounds of food scraps and 26,000 pounds of leaves and wood chips and convert them into 32,000…

Northland College student installing hoop house

Food Is Everything

Danny Simpson '18, Assistant Manager of the Hulings Rice Food Center

…All of my fondest memories involve food and gathering with people I love,” he said. “And in this politically polarized world, food retains a universal power that can, at least for a time, transcend perceived divisions and bring people together.” As the new assistant manager at Hulings Rice Food Center,…