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College Park, Maryland – Let’s eat! Food is always an important element of any great event. At University of Maryland, College Park, you can always count on the food being outstanding. UMCP serves delicious, locally sourced meals to all of their attendees. Whether planning a wedding reception, corporate meeting, conference, seminar, or youth program at the University of Maryland, College Park, guests are guaranteed to have mouthwatering options at every meal. Local sourcing is a main element of how UMCP does business. By choosing local, they are providing healthier options for guests, students, and faculty as well as supporting the College Park community. Good Tidings Catering is the university’s on-campus catering service and is using these locally sourced ingredients in the meals they prepare. The first local source they partner with is Terp Farm – a joint venture of the Department of Dining Services and the College of Agriculture. Terp Farm is an organic farm and teaching lab where students receive hands-on experience not otherwise available on campus. Mixed lettuces, fresh heirloom tomatoes, root vegetables, herbs, gourds, and beans come from Terp Farm for use 35
in catered offerings, the Green Tidings food truck, and dining hall special events. This is a wonderful initiative created by University of Maryland, College Park and not only offers fresh produce to the campus, but also a great learning opportunity for students! The second local source that the University of Maryland, College Park employs are the raised beds in front of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union. These gardens provide herbs that Good Tidings Catering chefs add to gourmet creations that could be served to campus officials and visiting dignitaries. Certified campus chefs take pride in caring for these plants. While they’re gardening, chefs educate passing students about different uses for fresh herbs. University of Maryland, College Park prides itself on building connections between students and faculty, and this is an awesome example of how they are doing just that. Finally, University of Maryland, College Park has created sustainability efforts to implement all over campus, especially for dining services. Good Tidings Catering and Goodies 2 Go deliveries work with the Facilities Department to provide waste-free events as often as possible. Procurement processes favor
