About TFAP

The Tufts Food Awareness Project

About TFAP

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Food Awareness Month
October 2005!

The Tufts Food Awareness Project (TFAP) is a partnership between Tufts students, The Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts Institute of the Environment, Tufts Dining Services, and food service operations on all Tufts campuses. TFAP is devoted to educating the Tufts community about the environmental, social, and health challenges associated with food production, and promoting the benefits of local farms, organic growing methods, and Fair Trade.

Download a copy of the TFAP brochure to learn more about our activities!

This mission will be accomplished through an action-based approach that includes:

An outreach campaign to inform Tufts students, faculty and staff about the implications of their food choices and their power to contribute to positive change through their purchasing practices;
Expansion of dining options at Tufts to include more locally grown, organic, sustainably harvested, and fairly traded goods on the Medford, Boston, and Grafton campuses; and
Promotion of research efforts in the areas of nutrition, agriculture, the environment, and social justice by Tufts professors and Insitutes.
Coordination with local community action groups, farmers, markets, and grocery stores to promote sustainable agriculture.

tfap partners


Established in 1992 to support the growing demand for international environmental leaders, the Center for Environmental and Resource Policy (CIERP) provides an interdisciplinary approach to educate graduate students at The Fletcher School...	Tufts Institute of the Environment (TIE) is an interdisciplinary, university-wide education and research institute, which facilitates and coordinates environmental programs at the University. TIE is devoted to advancing and disseminating knowledge about the many ways human interactions affect the environment...	Tufts Dining Services has worked for over a decade to expand the availability of food items that support students’ desire to purchase sustainably grown, harvested, and packaged foods. Recent accomplishments include creation of an all Fair-Trade café, inclusion of organic foods in all Dining Halls and an increase in the variety and volume of locally grown produce.

210 Packard Avenue, Miller Hall, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
617-627-3645 · tie@tufts.edu · www.tufts.edu/programs/tfap.html