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Article: Got (local) milk? Hampshire students go right to the source.(Update)
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- University Business
- Article date:
- March 1, 2005
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Hampshire College (Mass.) students don't have to worry about how fresh their milk is--they can ask the cows in person. In a move to help support local farmers, all milk served in the dining hall at Hampshire College is now purchased from nearby Cook Farm. Last month, the dairy farm, which is less than three miles from campus, began supplying milk, including skim and chocolate milk, in regular deliveries. The farm's cows are fed hay and corn that is grown on Hampshire College pastures.
A campus group comprised of students, faculty, administrators and dining halt staff has been meeting regularly to talk about ways that Hampshire can support local farmers and make ...