Local food (growing, buying and cooking)

My project has two major aspects. The first is different ideas for students to grow their own food. I will create an extensive list of different examples of projects on campus and how they came about. These will include FH King (UW Madison’s student run farm), the rooftop garden on the Pyle Center, and someone with knowledge on indoor growing. The idea here is to have face-to-face interviews to gain a better understanding of existing farming/gardening projects on the UW campus to inspire students who are passionate about growing their own food to get involved.

The second part of the project will be to cook a meal entirely from local foods bought at the farmer’s market. I will share all of the details that go into creating this meal such as the cost of the food, ingredients: how far they traveled and from what farms, the recipes used, and the amount of people fed by the meal. These facts will highlight the benefits of home cooking and buying local food.