The map to the right shows local farms and businesses from whom Williams Dining Services
purchases food and beverage. Click on the icons to see the names of the farms.
In the past year, Williams Dining Services has:
- Replaced all conventional milk with milk from the grass-fed, hormone-free cows of Highlawn Farm in Lee, MA.
- Offered local, grass-fed beef hamburgers nightly at Dodd House and Mission Park.
- Purchased virtually all of its summer vegetables, and a large proportion of its winter storage vegetables, from a 60-acre family farm located 10 minutes away from the college.
- Purchased organic shiitake mushrooms, organic honey, low-spray apples, organic granola, ice cream, and several varieties of cheeses from local purveyors.
- Served fair trade coffee in all dining halls purchased from Dean's Beans located in Orange, MA.
- Spent 20 cents per meal on premium local and organic foods, increasing the college's consumption of local and organic food by 30%.
- Hired a student summer intern to research and connect with sustainable food producers in the Berkshires.
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