About R.I.P.E.N.

R.I.P.E.N., the Ripon Initiative for local Produce Education and Nutrition, is a project aiming to educate the Ripon College community about the benefits of local food and other ethical food issues, as well as opportunities to get involved with farms in the community. Other components of the project include cooperation with the campus food services and starting a community garden. This initiative was started under the Serve 2.0 Grant at Ripon College's Office of Community Engagement.

Goals
- Promoting interest in local food issues in the Ripon College community
- Making known the health, economic, and environmental benefits of eating locally
- Establishing contact between the Ripon College community and local farms
- Educating the community on ways to best locate, store, and prepare local produce
- Improving campus practices by cooperating with food services and starting a community garden

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