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Office of Sustainability

Katryna Vanande

DAISHU MCGRIFF

Teaching Kitchen with Fair Trade Chocolate

Using UMBC’s recently installed Teaching Kitchen area, a class will be taught on making homemade fudge. This fudge will utilize Fair Trade Chocolate. Additionally, as students learn how to make the fudge, they will be informed of the fact that the chocolate that they are using is Fair Trade as well as of the benefits […]

Harvestfest 2019 at UMBC

Harvestfest is an event designed to celebrate and promote sustainability at UMBC. Chartwells with be partnering with Sustainability Matters, UMBC’s sustainability office. At this event, tabling will occur to educate students about the benefits of Fair Trade certified products, as well as informing them of UMBC’s Fair Trade campaign. Additionally, Fair Trade coffee will be […]

Fair Trade Coffee Product Launch at Admin Coffee Shop

The Admin Coffee Shop will be making the official switch to Fair Trade Coffee on Thursday, October 31st. Chartwells employees will be tabling throughout the hours of operation of the coffee shop (8 am to 2 pm) to educate all people that come to the cafe. There will be informational and promotional materials about the […]

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