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Boston University Dining Services and Boston University Student Government have replaced Make a Difference Monday with Wholesome Roots, a three-day weekly dining hall event that features local food with a low carbon footprint. PHOTO BY JACQUI BUSICK/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Wholesome Roots replaces Make a Difference Monday in dining halls

Ellen Cranley September 4, 2015

Beginning this academic year, a new Boston University Dining Services program called Wholesome Roots will replace Make a Difference Monday, focusing again on environmentally responsible and nutrition-conscious...

Since the statewide food waste ban implemented by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection began in October, waste disposal and composting efforts have improved. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CARLY-ROSE WILLING/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Statewide waste ban shows improvement in sustainability efforts

Hannah Libby April 16, 2015

Disposal and composting efforts at Massachusetts businesses, facilities and institutions have improved since Massachusetts enacted the country’s first statewide food waste ban on Oct. 1, 2014, said...

Boston companies such as Freight Farms and Harvest Automation are developing new technology to support horticulture and agriculture in the city. PHOTO COURTESY OF FREIGHT FARMS

Urban farming technology puts down roots in Boston

Dagny Crepeau April 16, 2015

Food startup ventures are beginning to make waves in a venture capitalist market that used to be dominated by social media, e-commerce sites and online services. With new technologies making the farming...

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is now targeting New England universities to label seafood that is harvested locally and sustainably with a stamp it launched in 2011. PHOTO BY L.E. CHARLES/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Maine institute wants sustainable seafood in university dining halls

Keri McAlpine February 18, 2015

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute is pushing for New England universities to put more regional seafood in dining halls using its label, which identifies the seafood as sustainable and coming from the...

Sabrina Pashtan, sustainability coordinator for Boston University Dining Services, answered questions about Make a Difference Monday at the last BU Student Government meeting of the semester Monday. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

SG addresses proposals for dining, Make a Difference Monday

J.D. Capelouto December 2, 2014

In the last meeting of the semester, Boston University Student Government Senate brought in representatives from BU Dining Services to debate the future of Make A Difference Monday and hear about potential...

Boston University Dining Services and Real Food Challenge, a student group at BU dedicated to food sustainability standards, both support sustainable dining practices such as sourcing food locally, but the two differ on how to evaluate these efforts. PHOTO BY CLINTON NGUYEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Food sustainability proponents on campus differ on how to evaluate efforts

Mina Corpuz November 20, 2014

While both in support of sustainable food efforts, Boston University Dining Services and student group Real Food Challenge advocate for different rating systems to evaluate these sustainable efforts. BU...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals have found a way to purify water post-fracking, eliminating all traces of chemicals involved in the process. GRAPHIC BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Groups at BU, beyond work to preserve global water supply

Navraj Narula October 28, 2014

“Water, water everywhere,” goes the old rhyme. And while 71 percent of the Earth is water, this important resource is threatened by harmful practices that can contaminate or drastically drain the world’s...

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