All you ever wanted to know about campus food systems that no one ever told you

Check out this great video of an RFC organizer talking with a class at University of Vermont all about sustainable food systems and how to make change on your campus.

UVM Food Systems Seminars Lecture: David Schwartz (P1) from UVM Continuing Education on Vimeo.

In case you don't have time to watch the whole thing, here's a little cheat sheet:

PART 1:
1-8: My story and Our Story (RFC's history)
8-15: Activity: Picturing Your Food System I
15-22: Food Service Companies: The Basics
22-36: Structural Problems: Labor, Vendor kickbacks
36-41: Structural Problems: "The Big Squeeze"
41-54: Picturing Your Food System II, Discussion,
54-60: Debrief/Discussion
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PART 2:
1-11 Why Hope? Why Take Action? Food Service & Your school: Contracts, power etc.
12-19: Continuum of University Action: Activism vs. Research
19-30: Group Brainstorm (+ Breakout I)
30-35: Narrowing (+ Breakout II)
35-71: Repeat of 1-35