1.) In order to produce your own food, you can grow small vegetables and herbs using your windowsill. In a small pot you can plant small tomatoes, lettuce, and peppers or herbs like basil and rosemary. These small crops can help flavor the food you have already bought.
2.) Each dorm has a kitchen, usually one on each floor. Students can have the kitchen unlocked and use it to prepare their own meals. Simply find someone with a car and drive to the store and stock up on basic ingredients you can use to prepare a variety of meals. Spending the time it would take you to walk to a dining hall to make your own meal insures that the food you are eating is quality and you know what it is made out of. It is a simple way to eat healthier in college.
3.) The internet is a great tool to research where your food comes from. Researching the food company that supplies your college dining halls is useful so that you can make smart decisions about what you choose to eat there. You can also research your local grocery stores to find the one that buys food that comes from the closest locations.
4.) College students do not have the ability to travel to a local farm and speak to a local farmer. In Columbia, however, there are a few farmers markets that sell fresh products. Buying from a farmers market is both informative and healthy. Students can learn where the fresh products are grown and buy food to prepare in their own residence halls.
Steps 5-7.) The best way for college students to learn about industrial food production, farming/gardening, and the life histories of the food species, is by using the library, internet, and workers at the farmers markets as resources. Researching what you eat and how it is produced is a great way to lead a healthy lifestyle. There are plenty of books at the library that you can check out in your spare time that will greatly benefit you.
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