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Stillman College’s on-campus food service provider has made a commitment to the college’s efforts to fight food insecurity and promote sustainability.
Metz Culinary Management and Stillman announced Friday a $10,000 gift to help expand the Stillman Foundation Community Garden, which launched this spring in a plot adjacent to campus. The additional space will be used to grow collard greens for use at Stillman’s on-campus cafeteria and to distribute to families in Tuscaloosa’s West End through a cooperative relationship with Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church, the site for family food distribution.
According to Feeding America, 14% of residents and 18% of children in Tuscaloosa County are food insecure. The issue is exacerbated in Tuscaloosa’s West End, where residents have a median household income of under $26,000, according to the 2020 census.
“Metz Culinary Management embraces a strong spirit of community by living our values in the service of others,” said Dennis Daley, higher education divisional vice president for Metz. “This donation reinforces our commitment to sustainability, provides access to hyperlocal produce to our guests, and extends our partnership with Stillman College to the greater Tuscaloosa community.”
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