Linn-Benton's Mindful Market: The Path to a Campus Food Pantry
The Mindful Market made its Linn-Benton debut on Jan. 12 in the Commons Cafeteria at the Albany Campus. The pop-up market provided a resource for LBCC students who struggle with food security. Katelynn Anstey, a Student Leadership event organizer, said the Mindful Market aims to provide students with ingredients for easy-to-prepare meals that students can cook at home. The market also connects students with off-campus food-security resources. Meals offered to students included veggie pasta and chicken burrito bowls. Breakfast foods such as oatmeal, and smaller snack foods such as chips and fruits were also offered. Students were invited to take what they needed. The Mindful Market is planning to run once per term, but LBCC Student Leadership is hoping the market paves the way for a student food pantry on campus that students can access at any time. The recent event ran for three hours, and saw around 80 students stop by for food resources. “The goal is to show that we do have stud...