Dining Commons
Hampshire Dining aims at nothing less than redefining what the college dining experience can be. Hampshire’s food service provider, Bon Appetit Management Company, builds menus that are based on the seasonality and availability of local produce. They proudly serve antibiotic free chicken, turkey, and beef. Only cage free shell eggs that are certified by Humane Farm Animal Care, Food Alliance or Animal Welfare Approved are used. Seafood is often purchased locally and always follows the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Program.
Our salad bar showcases local produce, a variety of composed salads, and six house made salad dressings and vinaigrettes, and house baked croutons. House made soups are made daily from scratch using our own slow simmered stock. There is an artisan sandwich bar, and interactive stir fry station, vegetarian and vegan options as well as an entire Made Without Gluten station equipped with its own Panini press, waffle iron, toaster and microwave.
Bon Appetit purchases 40 crop shares from Hampshire’s Farm Center and incorporates local fresh produce in every meal.
The Dining Commons is very proud to compost not only kitchen prep waste but also post-consumer waste.
In addition to serving the campus community, food is used to teach students, communicate values, and experiment with new models of production and delivery that may help solve global resource challenges.
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