Durham College launches first crowdfunding campaign Posted on August 20, 2014 at 8:42 am. Field to Fork: Sowing the Seeds of our Community will support landscaping at Centre for Food Whitby, ON. – Durham College (DC) announced today the launch of Field to Fork: Sowing the Seeds of our Community, the college’s first-ever crowdfunding campaign. Inspired by the college’s commitment to bring field to fork, the vision of bringing locally sourced, quality produce from field to table, to Durham Region, the online campaign aims to garner support from the community for the completion of the landscaping and planting needed at the Centre for Food (CFF). A new learning facility created in direct response to the demand of the local culinary, hospitality, tourism, agriculture and horticulture sectors that opened to students in September 2013, the CFF houses both Bistro ’67, a teaching-inspired restaurant, and Pantry, a unique retail store that brings student-created goods straight from the culinary classroom to the community. Field to Fork: Sowing the Seeds of our Community offers a unique opportunity to support many aspects of the CFF’s landscaping including the planting of trees, shrubs, fruits, vegetables and arboretum; garden tools; a walking path; new soil; and more, all of which will be used by the college’s CFF students, engaging them in the growing, harvesting, storing, processing, packaging and selling of delicious food. Crowdfunding works by identifying a specific initiative(s) or project(s) online and making its intended purpose and details available and accessible to prospective donors. Interested individuals have the option to choose any project(s) they would like to support. Supported by ambassador and celebrity chef Jamie Kennedy, the CFF can accommodate approximately 900 students studying in programs based on the field-to-fork concept, completing the full cycle of farming to the preparation, serving and celebration of food. This includes: Cook – Apprenticeship Culinary Management Culinary Skills Event Management Horticulture – Food and Farming Horticulture Technician Hospitality Management – Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Hospitality Skills Pharmaceutical and Food Science Technology Pharmaceutical and Food Science Technology (compressed, fast-track) Special Events Planning “From a philanthropic perspective it is our hope that Field to Fork: Sowing the Seeds of our Community will support the link between the college and our community by offering donors an opportunity to provide financial assistance to any project where they have a special interest,” said David Chambers, associate vice-president, Office of Development, DC. Officially launching today, Field to Fork: Sowing the Seeds of our Community is being rolled out to alumni, donors, faculty, staff, students, community members and the general public. For more information on how the college is changing the way our local communities eat and grow food, please visit http://fieldtofork.durhamcollege.ca. “There are 15 landscaping projects to choose from including a Culinary Herb Garden, Kitchen Garden, Arboretum, Pollinator Garden and more,” added Chambers. “By helping to support the completion of the landscaping at the Centre for Food, donors will help us strengthen field to fork in Durham Region including providing our students with first-hand experience in the planting, growing and cultivating of plants, fruits and vegetables via enriched, real-world curriculum and an outdoor extension to the indoor classroom.” -30- About Durham College At Durham College, the student experience comes first. In September 2013, the college welcomed more than 30,000 students to campus including more than 10,000 full-time post-secondary and apprenticeship students as well as part-time and continuing education students and online learners. The college offers a wide range of market-driven programs in a number of different disciplines including culinary, hospitality, tourism, horticulture, business, information technology, media, art, design, general arts, science, skilled trades, justice, emergency services, health and engineering technology, enabling students to develop the skills required to meet the demands of today’s job market. A three-phase expansion of the college’s Whitby campus was recently completed when the 36,000-square-foot Centre for Food opened on the northwest corner of campus. Accommodating approximately 900 additional students studying in culinary, hospitality, tourism, agricultural and horticultural programs, it also features Bistro ’67, a new, 70-seat, full-service, green-certified teaching and learning restaurant and Pantry, a new retail store featuring fresh-baked items, meals-to-go, preserved foods and ready-to-cook meals created by students in the college’s culinary programs. For more information, please visit www.durhamcollege.ca or call 905.721.2000. Media contact: Cosette Kazarian Durham College 905.721.2000 ext. 3611 cosette.kazarian@durhamcollege.ca SHARE:
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