UNC Dining Hits Sustainability Goal Eight Years Early

The University of North Carolina Dining Services says it had reached its goal of offering 20 percent its food from sustainable sources in its dining halls last September, eight years ahead of its target date, reports the Daily Tar Heel campus paper. The department had signed up to participate in the Real Food Challenge initiative, which set the criteria for what qualifies as sustainable. The achievement was certified for September only, when local produce was plentiful. The school did not audit in subsequent colder months, when the goal would be much harder to reach, but says its next goal is to achieve the 20 percent mark year-round.