1. Real Food Challenge & Slow Food on Campus

2. Real Food Challenge & Slow Food on Campus
Active Participants:
Devika Nandlall: Co-Group Leader: President Slow Food Brooklyn College Myriam Webb: Co-Group Leader: President of BC HNS CLUB
Anna Hurley: Active Participant - VP Slow Food BC
Margaret Belton: Active Participant
Danielle Lombardi: Communication Representative Slow Food BC
Robert M. Gee: Mentor

3. Real Food Challenge: Detailed Description
WHO WE ARE?
The Real Food Challenge serves as both a campaign and a network.
The campaign is to increase the procurement of real food on college and university campuses.
The network offers a chance for students and their allies to make connections, learn from one another, and grow the movement.

4. Real Food Challenge: Detailed Description Cont’d
WHAT WE CAN DO:
Colleges and universities spend over $4 billion each year on food.
Join the growing grassroots movement of college students working to address food issues on campus nationwide.
By acting together we can amplify our voice and our power to bring real change: local, and sustainable food into college and universities!
“There are at least 300 institutions already have college farms, fair trade initiatives, or farm-to-cafeteria programs, and the number is growing every day.”

5. Slow Food on Campus Detailed Description
What is Slow Food?
“Slow Food is an idea, a way of living and a way of eating. It is a global, grassroots movement with thousands of members around the world that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to community and the environment.”
What is Slow Food on Campus?
Slow Food on campus is a forum to have educational events and activities to promote sustainability and biodiversity to connect farmers, cooks, educators, students, and everyone else who cares about their food and the environment.

6. Goals for Brooklyn College: Real Food Challenge & Slow Food Chapter
Short Term Goals:
1) Attend the 2nd Real Food Summit on Feb , 2009 in Boston
2) Created posters to let the BC students know that there is composting available at
Brooklyn College community garden
3) Have a composting workshop in April for Earth Day on April 22, 2009
4) Speak to the sustainability department at BC to find out if it would be possible to start
CUNY-wide composting
5) Do research to find out if there are companies doing composting within Brooklyn/NYC
6) Start the discussion with Food Services at Brooklyn College to find out if they buy locally/regionally -- Find out how much they are currently spending -- Find out where they are making their purchases from
7) Build a 3-compartment composting bin in the community garden located behind the track- field on campus.

7. Goals for Slow Food Chapter on CUNY Campus
Slow Food Chapter Goals:
1) Complete the application and write a constitution for Slow Food on Campus
2) Recruit members
3) Schedule the Eat-In at Brooklyn College
4) Start a Slow Food Chapter at BC & KCC
5) Find leaders at BC & KCC to manage the chapters

8. Real Food Challenge & Slow Food Chapter
Long Term Goals:
1) Recruit CUNY schools to participate in Real Food Challenge & Slow Food on Campus Chapter by Fall 2009
2) Acquire earth boxes to plant while the community garden is being relocated during Brooklyn College renovations
3) Host another Eat-In in Fall 2009 Semester: Plan the event through the summer
4) Work with the College Now high school students at BC during the summers to promote Slow Food on campus
5) Have at least 6 – 10 students representing CUNY Slow Food Chapters at Terra Madre 2010 in Italy

10. Real Food Challenge & Slow Food on Campus
Preliminary Budget: Total: $500.00
1) Cost for attending 2nd Slow Food Conference on Feb 20 – 22, 2009: $150.00
2) $20.00 for flyers to promote composting event on April 22, ) $20.00 for flyers to promote Slow Food Eat-In at BC on May 14, 2009
4) Cost $110 for Eat In on May 14, 2009
5) The materials for the compost bin donated & built by community gardeners - Free 6) Cost for earth boxes - $200.
Time Line for Slow Food & Real Food Challenge:
1) KCC - Slow Food Chapter has been started as of 3/17/09 on Ning. 2) Slow Food Chapters at Brooklyn College & KBCC by 6/6/09 will be registered with Slow Food organization.

11. Real Food Challenge & Slow Food on Campus
What Has Been Accomplished So Far?
Margo and Devika attended Real Food Summit Feb 2009
Promoted and had a composting workshop at Brooklyn College hosted by Brooklyn College HNS Club on April 22, 2009 during Earth Week
Brooklyn College Food Services: about 10-15% of food bought is organic
Food is purchased from a local distributor who buys locally & regionally
City run composting were closed due to budget cuts in all boroughs – Only
Botanical Gardens compost in all boroughs
During Earth Week Devika & Danielle petitioned for bringing back composting to NYC in conjunction with East New York Farms who started the petition (we got over 150 signatures)
Brooklyn College community gardeners built a 3-compartment composting bin in the community garden located behind the track field on campus

12. Real Food Challenge & Slow Food Chapter

13. Composting at Brooklyn College, in the Newspapers

14. Real Food Challenge & Slow Food on Campus Cont…
What Has Been Accomplished So Far?
KCC chapter has been started on Ning and two leaders have been identified: Christina Cacioppo & Constanza Rehren
KCC mission statement and constitution are written and elections will be held next week to elect the Steering Committee for Slow Food Chapter
Elections were held for Slow Food Brooklyn College on May 12, 2009 the Steering Committee (Executive Board) has been elected.
Brooklyn College and Kingsborough will be the first NYC Slow Food on Campus Chapters.

15. Real Food Challenge & Slow Food on Campus Cont…
What Has Been Accomplished So Far?
Slow Food Eat-In at Brooklyn College was on May 14, 12:15 to 2:15 pm organized by Devika and Myriam – Fliers were created to promote event.
This event occurred on the Quad at Brooklyn College and was covered by the Brooklyn College Kingsman Newspapers.
We promoted the Slow Food Chapter at Brooklyn College and got 15 new members.

17. Brooklyn College First Slow Food Eat-In