NC State’s main campus was built on farmland given to the state by Richard Stanhope Pullen and early freshmen were required to work on the campus farms that provided food and milk for the fledgling school. Early athletics teams were sometimes called the “Farmers.”
As the school has grown from college to university to a world-leading research institution, its foundation has always been in the agricultural sciences. So it’s only fitting that once a year NC State Dining and CALS Office of Sustainability Programs celebrate that agrarian past with “Farm Feast,” an outdoor meal served to students at the Fountain Dining Hall on the west side of campus.
Dinner will be served on Monday beginning at 4:30 p.m. and will continue through 8 p.m., as the band Whiskey Rebellion performs on the lawn.
The dinner is part of the NC State Dining meal plan for students. Students, staff and faculty can also pay $10 from their AllCampus accounts or $10.50 by cash or credit card for the buffet, which will include foods grown at farms across North Carolina. Read more.