De Anza College Gets Green

"De Anza College's newly remodeled Hinson Campus Center broke ground in the fight for a more environmentally friendly campus and made an unprecedented step forward by serving organic and sustainable food at a California Community College.

"We're the first California Community College to have organic and sustainable food on campus," said WISE 37 club founder and president, Elizabeth Nevigato.

Student environmentalist leaders in the De Anza club, with initials that stand for "Working to Institute a Sustainable Environment on the 37th parallel," worked on a year long campaign to bring organic and locally grown food to De Anza. The college currently employs ALBA Organics, the Agriculture and Land-Based Training Association, based in Salinas."

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