Mission

The UNH Food Task Force examines sustainability issues related to food and its role in the UNH community. The overarching goal of the Food Task Force parallels the UNH Energy Task Force and Ecosystem Task Force: to serve in an advisory capacity to the UNH President and be responsible for making recommendations on the fullrange of issues that relate to food across the CORE (curriculum, operations, research, and engagement).

The Food Task Force will formulate recommendations by considering the teaching, research, and engagement mission of the university and its core value of sustainability. The Food Task force will also consider the ways that UNH operations intersect with food, such as its long-range Master Plan or by supporting Healthy UNH’s goal of being the healthiest campus community by 2020. The Food Task Force complements and integrates the work of related UNH groups including:

• UNH conventional and organic dairies
• UNH farms and greenhouses
• UNH Organic Garden Club
• UNH Dining
• UNH Slow Food
• Healthy UNH
• Cooperative Extension

Membership

• Chair: Margaret McCabe (UNH Law)
• Tom Kelly (UNHSA)
• Elisabeth Farrell (UNHSA)
• Joanne Burke (COLSA)
• Joanne Celentano (COLSA)
• Becky Sideman (COLSA, CE)
• Iago Lowe (COLSA)
• Charlie French (COLSA, CE)
• Catherine Violette (CE)
• Rick MacDonald (Dining)
• Jim Malley (CEPS)
• Clayton Barrows (WSBE)
• Jo Porter (CHHS, Healthy UNH)
• Paula Salvio (COLA)
• Claire Malarte-Feldman (COLA, CIE)
• Barbara Wauchope (Carsey)