Division of Intercultural Excellence
Food is more than just a means of survival. The practices, attitudes, and beliefs we hold about the food we eat, how it is grown and how it is prepared are deeply tied to our cultural identities. We're dedicated to enhancing access to what nourishes you.

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Farms

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Community Gardens, CSAs, and Farmers Markets

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Community Gardens

Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)

A CSA is a system by which people buy a share of a local farm's harvest before the growing season begins, granting farmers guaranteed income to allow them to confidently plant, and consumers ultra-fresh local produce that often costs less than grocery store options.

 Local Harvest CSA Directory offers a searchable and comprehensive database of CSAs in the Burlington area.  Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont CSA Directory is an interactive tool that can help you find the right NOFA CSA for your needs.

Some of our favorites include:

  • Bread and Butter Farm (Shelburne): Offers seasonal and annual memberships
  • Catamount Farm (Burlington): Sponsored by the UVM College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; includes an assortment of fresh vegetables which can be supplemented with apples and flowers grown on the farm, as well as maple syrup from UVM's Proctor Maple Research Center.
  • Pete's Greens Good Eats CSA: Farm fresh food delivered to a convenient site near you year round.  Offers veggie shares, pantry shares and Egg, Milk and Cheese shares all featuring products from localvore producers. 

Farmers Markets

Vermont's many farmers markets offer great food and highlight local communities around the state.  Many operate year round.  Many accept payment via Crop Cash, a program that helps multiply 3SquartesVT/SNAP dollars for on-market purchases.  

Farms

The farming culture around Burlington is shaped by a strong local-food, small-food, community-minded ethos, but also has a deeper history and growing emphasis on cultural foodways and food sovereignty.  

  • Clemmons Family Farm (Charlotte): Black-owned farm that produces two annual crops of hay, along with a rotation of wheat, soy, corn, black beans and pinto beans.  Clemmons Family farm also provides educational programming and serves artists, creatives, and performers.
  • Conscious Homestead (Winooski): A learning-centered urban homestead cultivating Black and Brown land-based healing through community food access, gardening, herbal care, and Afro-Indigenous land practices.
  • Intervale Center (Burlington): 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a mission to strengthen community food systems.
  • Kileen Crossroads Farm (Shelburne): Family farm that grows vegetables and flowers, raises Cornish hens and heritage chickens, eggs, and beef.  Vegetables range from typical staples such as onions, garlic, and kale, to a wide range of Asian vegetables. 
  • Mama's Farm (Williston): Mama's Farm collaborates with the community they serve to meet the needs expressed by the community.  They raise chickens, ducks, and goats, and grow a variety of vegetables ranging rom tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, corn, okra, and a variety of greens cabbage and onions to traditional vegetables such as mustard seeds and other legumes requested by our Nepalese, Burmese, Congolese and Burundian communities.
  • New Farms for New Americans (Burlington): Community garden, agricultural program run by AALV. Read more about this farm in UVM Today's story Resettled in Vermont.
  • Pine Island Community Farm (Colchester): Community farm for New Americans raising crops and livestock.

Markets

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Local Groceries and Markets

Regional and National Chain Grocery Stores

On Campus

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UVM Dining is committed to creating a campus where everyone has access to nourishing food that reflects their lifestyle, values, spiritual, and bodily needs. This page lists residential and retail locations on campus managed by UVM Dining and the UVM Bookstore. 

For information about diverse food offerings and religious dietary accommodations, alternative dining needs, specific meal-related concerns, or to request an individual consultation with the UVM Dining team's registered dietician, please view the UVM Dining.

Want need something to eat right now? What's open on campus.

Residential dining

  • Central Campus Dining (Central Campus Residence Hall) Located in the heart of campus, features rustic open-style stations serving menus that include every item you can imagine.
  • Harris Millis Dining (Harris Millis Complex) This all-you-care-to-eat traditional dining hall features a variety of fresh food, including plant-based, vegan, and allergen-friendly menu offerings.
  • Northside (McAuley Hall) Nestled in the arts & creativity part of campus this dining hall features a variety of fresh food and grab-and-go items.
  • Redstone Dining (Simpson Hal) Finding your favorite foods at Redstone Dining is easy with menu selections that include everything. Enjoy signature stations like FOUR with meals made without gluten, peanuts, tree nuts and shellfish. Visit to learn more.

Retail dining

  • Campus Perk (Kalkin Hall) A coffee shop featuring coffee, espresso drinks, teas, cold beverages, snacks, baked goods, salads, and sandwiches.
  • Cat Pause Convenience Store (Davis Center - 1st floor) The C-Store has all the amenities a typical convenience store has — stop in for a quick snack, a light lunch, coffee, soda, ice cream, cold medicine, pain relievers, and all the essentials you need to happily get through your morning, afternoon, and evening.
  • Cyber Café (Howe Library) A convenient coffee shop featuring coffee, teas, cold beverages, and snacks.
  • Given Bistro (Given Medical Building) a modern bakery-café, offers fresh and nutritious meals with a delicious twist! The menu includes healthy salads, savory soups, flatbreads, pastries, coffee, espressos, cappuccinos, teas, and smoothies.
  • Green Roof Deli (Davis Center – 2nd floor) offering sandwiches made your way with sides and beverages to make it a whole meal.
  • The Halal Shack (Davis Center - 1st floor) Offers customizable rice bowls, salads, and naanarito featuring American halal food with flavors from Mediterranean and middle eastern cuisines.
  • Henderson’s Café (Davis Center – 3rd floor) Swing through and grab your morning cup of coffee (with a fresh pastry), or grab a comfy spot by the fireplace and decompress between classes - this is your resident coffee stop.
  • Jamal’s Chicken (Davis Center - 1st floor) Offering wings, fried chicken sandwiches, chicken tenders, and fries. Enoy halal foods and vegan or vegetarian options.
  • The Marketplace (Davis Center – 2nd floor) Home to Vermont Burger Co, serving up local beef burgers and Beyond burgers topped your way and hand-cut fries! Plus, a salad bar, signature salads, soups, beverages, baked goods, and a selection of grab-and-go items.
  • New World Tortilla (Davis Center – 2nd floor) A local favorite featuring burritos, tacos, and specialty wraps.
  • Redstone Market (Simpson Hall) A mini market next to Redstone Dining, featuring bagels, breakfast sandwiches, fruit, yogurt, deli, grilled favorites, daily hot entree, snacks, grocery items, grab-and-go items, coffee, tea, and fountain/bottled beverages.
  • The Skinny Pancake (Living & Learning Complex) A local favorite creperie offering breakfast all-day, sweet, and savory crepes, salads, bagels, sandwiches, salads, baked goods, espresso, coffee, and beverages.
  • Twelve (Jeanne Mance Hall) A self-checkout grab-and-go station located in the first-floor lounge of Jeanne Mance. This location offers a selection of reheatable meals, snacks, and beverages.
  • University Marche (Living & Learning Complex) Featuring multiple dining stations offering an array of options, including sushi, bagels and sandwiches made-your-way, burritos and tacos, rice and noodle bowls, express salads, and sandwiches along with selection of grocery items, bottled/fountain beverages.
  • UVM Dairy Bar (Davis Center – 2nd floor) A popular fruit smoothie station and home to UVM ice cream! All the ice cream is produced with UVM milk from the University's CREAM program.
  • Waterman Market (Waterman Building) A self-service market offering refrigerated and frozen meals, coffee, tea, cold beverages, baked goods, soup, grab and go sandwiches and salads, yogurts, snacks and more!

Food Security

The University provides resources for community members who are lacking consisten access to enough food through several programs: 

  • Rally Cat's Cupboard (Davis Center - 1st floor): 

    Rally Cat's Cupboard is UVM's on-campus food pantry. Located on the first floor of the Davis Center, it is run by students and available to all members of the UVM community. Come visit us at our home on the first floor of the Davis Center near the tunnel and across from Feel Good. Check @rallycatscupboard on Instagram for operating hours, which are generally:

    • Mondays: 11-1pm
    • Thursdays: 12:30-2:30

  • Food to Share: 

    In the spring of 2025, UVM Dining launched their Food to Share program, to help divert extra portions of food from catering events in the Davis Center. This program helps reduce the amount of food going into the compost and helps feed community members and students in need. Sign up for the Free Food listserv by texting “FREEFOOD” to 82257.  When there is leftover catering food, a text message will go out to the Free Food listserv.  Food will be available on a table outside Rally Cat's Cupboard, while supplies last, for a maximum of 30 minutes.  

  • Swipe Out Hunger:

    Designed to support off-campus students experiencing food insecurity, the program connects off-campus students with food on campus.  Swipe Out Hunger offers short-term help until students are connected with more sustainable funding or other resources.  

Vermont First

Vermont First is a first of its kind program committing UVM Dining to increase local purchasing. Since its inception, our aim has been to increase market opportunity for local producers, stimulate job growth, and ensure the viability of Vermont’s working lands. UVM Dining does this through strategic purchasing shifts, collaboration with stakeholders, increasing consumer awareness, and training and enabling our operators to implement Vermont First objectives. Vermont First has been recognized as a best practice in farm to institution work for its transparent, rigorous tracking system and strategic alignment of institutional purchasing needs with local supply. 

Pro tip: Look for the Vermont First logo on signage in dining halls and on program calendars for opportunities to eat local and meet local producers on campus.

Restaurants

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The Greater Burlington Area has more restaurants than we would ever be able to list. We've assembled eateries suggested and referenced by members of the university community, but it is by no means a complete representation of all there is to offer. Some other local resources that can keep you in the loop about new and cool spots are also listed below.

Restaurant guide 

Other restaurant resources: 

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