BIBLE HILL - A group of Nova Scotia Agriculture College students are organizing a movement, starting with a potluck tomorrow at noon, to change how the NSAC community eats.
The Food Revolution Potluck will take place outside at the NSAC library at campus Amphitheatre and is designed to be a forum for discussion regarding the school’s food policy, which is currently under review.
The movement began with a group of NSAC students discussing the schools exclusive food contract with Chartwells Food Services and the myth that potlucks were not allowed on campus.
“We wanted to host a potluck as a demonstration,” said NSAC student Nicole Lefebvre. “Once administration started looking into it and found out the food policy said potlucks were permitted, they decided they should review it and make a new one.”
With the entire food policy now being debated, the student’s cause has become much broader.
Chartwells contract expires in two years and the students would like to see a switch to local, sustainable food products at that time.
“As an agriculture college, it doesn’t make sense that we’re not even growing anything we’re eating,” said Lefebvre. Local farmers are coming to the school and getting an education, yet we’re not supporting local farmers.”
The group has been broadcasting the event across the community and said a lot of local farmers are very interested and plan to attend.
“The bigger the crowd the better.”
A facebook page also has been made for the cause called “NSAC Food Revolution; For the Love of Food”.
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