Press

Below is a chronological list of past media coverage of the Real Food Challenge and related school campaigns. For media inquiries, contact David Schwartz, Campaigns Director, at david@realfoodchallenge.org or 401-601-5545. Updated 10/26/2012.

Featured | Local + National Media | Op/Ed, Blogs, Online Media | Campus News

Featured Articles

A Critical Mass for Real Food (YES! Magazine) Link
An article written by RFC Executive Director Anim Steel
 
Schools make efforts to provide ‘real food’ on campus (USA Today College) Link
RFC is featured in USA Today
 
UVM Joins 'real food' Movement (Burlington Free Press) Link
Story about University of Vermont signing the Real Food Campus Commitment
 
Can the University of California make campus food sustainable? (Grist.org) Link
An article from Grist about RFC at the University of California
 
The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities (The Nation Magazine) Link
RFC is mentioned in an article by The Nation
 
Bold Changes, Great Leaders, Big Movements (Huffington Post) Link
RFC is mentioned in an article by the Huffington Post
 
Reflections...Food Justice Leadership Training in College Park, Maryland (Haverford Going Green, Haverford University) Link
An RFC training reflection by a student leader at Haverford
 
The Diet-Climate Connection (NPR) Link
RFC student leaders at Carleton College are featured in an NPR piece about food and the environment (see Segment 1)

Local + National Media  2012 | 2011

2012

What is Food Day? (Christian Science Monitor) Link
Real Food, real foodies (Burlington Free Press) Link
From the Ground Up: Farm to school – trying something new (The Davis Enterprise) Link
College Students: Serve Us Real Food, Please (Take Part) Link
The Diet-Climate Connection (NPR) Link
A Critical Mass for Real Food (YES! Magazine) Link
Taking a closer look at 'real food' (South Bend Tribune) Link
Schools make efforts to provide ‘real food’ on campus (USA Today College) Link
For Earth Day, COA vows “Real Food” and no-carbon local transport (Bangor Daily News) Link
UVM Joins 'real food' Movement (Burlington Free Press) Link
UVM students to eat 'Real Food' (vermontbiz.com) Link
UC Santa Cruz's Chancellor Signs the Real Food Campus Commitment (NACUFS.org) Link (see Page 2)
Down to Earth: Fed up with school food?(Wicked Local Dedham) Link
UMass students honored for their work creating garden at Franklin Dining Commons (MassLive.com) Link
Local resident part of nationally recognized UMass group (Wicked Local Ashland) Link
Students promote locally grown food (The Advocate, Baton Rouge, LA) Link
 

2011

St. Mary's says Goodbye to Unhealthful Foods (ABC 57, South Bend, IN) Link
Restaurants, Universities & Food Trucks: Where to Celebrate Food Day in Boston (Boston Innovation) Link
"Real Food" Challenge [VIDEO] (Alabama 13) Link
Students challenge campuses to ditch junk food (USA Today College) Link
Film on Food at Westminster (Salt Lake Tribune) Link
Changing what college students eat, one dining hall at a time (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Link
High School Students Advocate for "Real Food"  (San Rafael Patch) Link
Fair Food: A New Roadmap Towards a Healthier Food System (TakePart.com) Link
Recap: The Real Food Challenge’s 3rd Annual Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit (Getting to GREENR) Link
Two-day Imagine Solutions conference offers answers to tough questions (Naples Daily News) Link
 

Op/Ed, Blogs, and Online Media  2012 | 2011 | 2010

2012

Food Day in DC: “I know what real food looks like. I’m more than just a cashier.” (RealFoodRealJobs.org) Link
The Food Movement Rising (earthisland.org) Link
Students unite for the "Real Food Challenge" (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability) Link
Sustainable food on campus (part 1) (PRME PRIMEtime) Link
Can the University of California make campus food sustainable? (Grist.org) Link
UMass Permaculture Gardens Win National Award and $25,000 in Gifts (Permaculture Institute of Australia) Link
Boycott National fast food day (Heifer International) Link
Real Food, Real Jobs: An Interview with Chris Bohner (WorldWatch Institute) Link
On the Road with FAIR FOOD: Real-Time Achievements (Fair Food Network) Link
College students plant seeds of change (Grist.org) Link
 

2011

College Students Take the Real Food Challenge (ClassesandCareers.com) Link
On Food Day, It’s Time to GET REAL! (RealFoodRealJobs.org) Link
Harvesting change: Dispatches from a TEDx gathering on farmworkers [VIDEO] (Grist.org) Link
It’s Food Day! What’s For Dinner? (Care2.com) Link
Eating Real Food (Metropolis Magazine) Link
UNITE HERE Participates in Food Day Events (UniteHere.org) Link
America Celebrates Food Day with More than 2,000 Events in 50 States (CSPInet.org) Link
Innovation of the Week (Leader to Leader) Link
Getting REAL about America’s food supply (DoGooder.com) Link
The Food Movement: Its Power and Possibilities (The Nation Magazine) Link
Creating Campus Gardens (Care2.com) Link
UPDATE: The Real Food Challenge, A 2011 DoSomething Awards Finalist (Care2.com) Link
Has Your College Taken the Challenge? (StudentMentor.org) Link
"Eco-nomics" Programs Shine at the 2011 Bioneers Conference (Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire) Link
30 Under 30: Futurist Foodies (SplashLife.com) Link
The Real Food Challenge: How to Effect Social Change by Harnessing the Power of Students (Care2.com) Link
 

2010

Students learn ABCs of farm-to-market (Ag Journal) Link
Bold Changes, Great Leaders, Big Movements (Huffington Post) Link
Students Digging In on Food Issues (Zester Daily) Link
 

Campus News Coverage  2012 | 2011 | 2010

2012

Sustainability club enlightens campus on food (The Acorn, Drew University) Link
Researchers debunk gluten-free, organic dieting fads (The State Press, Arizona State University) Link
Harry Kent and Abbie Shain (The Mac Weekly, Macalester College) Link
Bon Appetit Relies on Duke Garden Produce (The Chronicle, Duke University) Link
Bringing better food with Real Food Challenge (The Scarlet, Clark University) Link
BC Community Garden Continues to Grow (The Heights, Boston College) Link
Reflections...Food Justice Leadership Training in College Park, Maryland (Haverford Going Green, Haverford University) Link
California Grown: an exploration of organic market growth in Berkeley (The Daily Californian, UC Berkeley) Link
Keepin' it real (North by Northwestern, Northwestern University) Link
Students seek to bring more real food to campus (Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University) Link
Garden Initiative Bears Fruit (The New University, UC Irvine) Link
Earth Day celebration promotes conservation (The Lion's Roar, Southeastern Louisiana University) Link
Tri-college forum examines food justice on campus (The Manitou Messenger, St. Olaf College) Link
Real food activist speaks on importance of farm ethics (The Oracle, University of South Florida) Link
Making it Real (Drew Today, Drew University) Link
Wesleyan to Pledge Increase in “Real Food” to 20% for 2020 (The Wesleyan Argus, Wesleyan University) Link
UC systemwide sustainable practices continue to expand  (The Aggie, UC Davis) Link
USF should investigate Real Food Challenge (The Oracle, University of South Florida) Link
‘Real food’ initiatives stalled by Aramark policy (The Oracle, University of South Florida) Link
Real Food Increasing at MU (The Maneater, Mizzou) Link
Natural food a great option for students (The Maneater, Mizzou) Link
Carleton students to appear on NPR (The Carletonian, Carleton College) Link
Student life to benefit from sustainability (The Drew Acorn, Drew University) Link
Students win victory for 'real food' (The Drew Acorn, Drew University) Link
University President Robert Weisbuch commits to increase amount of organic, locally grown, fair trade food on campus. (Drew Today, Drew University) Link
UVM commits to more “real food” (The Vermont Cynic, University of Vermont) Link
Dining hall food sub-par, make a move for ‘Real Food’ (The Crimson White, University of Alabama) Link
UVM Becomes Fifth School in Nation to Sign "Real Food Campus Commitment" (UVM.edu, University of Vermont) Link
Chancellor signs 'real food' commitment for campus (news.ucsc.edu, UCSC) Link
Knowing Our Sources (The Williams Record, Williams College) Link
Waiting for real food at UNC: Signing on to the ‘Real Food Challenge’ should not be delayed (The Daily Tarheel, UNC) Link
Real Food for Macalester! (The Mac Weekly, Macalester College) Link
Dining Services Article Misses the real food Issue (The Daily Tar Heel, UNC) Link
Finding Real Food in Auburn (Auburn Family, Auburn University) Link
Have You Eaten Real Food Today? (my.hamilton.edu, Hamilton College) Link
UNC food policies need to change (The Daily Tar Heel, UNC) Link
Commitment will increase “real food” use (The Daily Tar Heel, UNC) Link

2011

Miller Worley Center Coordinator Wins Award (mtholyoke.edu, Mount Holyoke University) Link
How Real Is commons Food? (The Round Table, Beloit College) Link
BDS Surpasses Real Food Goal (Brown Daily Herald, Brown University) Link
Connecting Students to their Food (CAFNR News, Mizzou) Link
NuCuisine Worker Honored (Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University) Link
Campus Dining Honored (City on a Hill Press, UCSC) Link
Getting "Revved up" about the food movement (The Knox Student Online, Knox College) Link
Vote for Matthew Rothe (The Dish, Stanford University) Link
Food Truth: Re-imaging our food systems (The Carletonian, Carleton College) Link
Real Food Challenge eyes Yale (Yale Daily News, Yale University) Link
Northwestern dining hall worker nominated for Real Food Award (Daily Northwestern, Northwestern University) Link
Ecogastronomy Director Named Finalist in the Real Food Awards (UNH Campus Journal, University of New Hampshire) Link
Sowing the seeds of community (JHU Gazette, Johns Hopkins University) Link
Sustainability discusses in detail on panel (The Acorn, Drew University) Link
Sustainability awards highlight eco-service (The Western Front, Western Washington University) Link
Food for thought: Group stresses sustainability (The Pioneer News, Whitman College) Link
Campus groups petition for local dining hall food (The Ithacan, Ithaca College) Link
Real Food Challenge allies with Slow Food Hamilton (Hamilton Spectator, Hamilton College) Link
Event to honor sustainability efforts (The Western Front, Western Washington University) Link
The ‘Real Food Challenge’ (The New University, UC Irvine) Link
Students Petition Aramark for Healthier Campus Food (The State Press, Arizona State University) Link
FLO seeks to shift 20 percent of University’s food budget by 2020 (The Daily Tarheel, UNC) Link
Cage Free Eggs (The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University) Link
Saint Mary’s College to be 1st College to Endorse the Real Food Commitment (SaintMarys.edu, Saint Mary's College) Link
Students attend bioneers conference (The North Wind, Northern Michigan University) Link
Baker University to feature distinguished professor as part of Real Food Week (Baker University online) Link
Environmental council’s community garden fights for real food (The Crimson White, University of Alabama) Link
Tim Galarneau receives 2011 UC Sustainability Champion Award (UCSC online) Link
Students take first step toward more locally-produced food at MU (The Maneater, Mizzou) Link
Real food challenge (The Independent Collegian, University of Toledo) Link
 

2010

EDITORIAL: Cage-free movement acted well (Brandeis Justice, Brandeis University) Link
‘Real food’ popular, according to group’s surveys (Brown Daily Herald, Brown University) Link
Planting Seeds (The New University, UC Irvine) Link
Real Food Challenge for real students (The Knox Student, Knox College) Link