Gallery: Ohio State students rally in support of the 'Real Food Challenge' April 24, 2015Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl Members of Local Matters Student Ambassadors, Ohio State Student/Farmworker Alliance and spectators join together in a rally at 1:30 p.m. on April 24, calling for Ohio State to take on the “Real Food Challenge.” The goal of the Real Food Challenge is to focus on the institutional purchasing of food and make it more local, humane and supportive of food workers. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters Members of Local Matters Student Ambassadors, Ohio State Student/Farmworker Alliance and spectators join together in a “Real Food Challenge” rally at 1:30 p.m. on April 24. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters Participants chant across the street from the John Glenn College of Public Affairs during a rally at 1:30 p.m. on April 24, calling for Ohio State to take on the “Real Food Challenge.” The goal of the Real Food Challenge is to focus on the institutional purchasing of food and make it more local, humane and supportive of food workers. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters Participants in a “Real Food Challenge” rally gather across the street from Wendy’s at 2020 N. High Street on April 24. The goal of the Real Food Challenge is to focus on the institutional purchasing of food and make it more local, humane and supportive of food workers. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters Participants in a “Real Food Challenge” rally on April 24 demand 20 percent of food on OSU’s campus to be “real food”—food that is local, humane and supportive of food workers. The participants wield drums, a ukulele, a banjo, posters and signs to make students more aware of their cause. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters Henry Peller, a fifth-year in agriculture and political economy (center), said through his megaphone: “Real food heals our aging planet … real food is ecological.” Participants in a “Real Food Challenge” rally gathered on campus on April 24. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters A crowd of more than 50 people attended a “Real Food Challenge” rally on campus on April 24. The goal of the Real Food Challenge is to focus on the institutional purchasing of food and make it more local, humane and supportive of food workers. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters “We’re here today to show that students care about the food that OSU is purchasing,” Laura Kington, a fourth-year in environment, economy, development and sustainability said at a “Real Food Challenge” rally on April 24. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters Cruz Bonlarron-Martínez, a fourth-year in geography and a publicity director for the Committee for Justice in Palestine, spoke at the conclusion of a “Real Food Challenge” rally held on campus on April 24. Credit: Robert Scarpinito and Danika Stahl / Lantern Reporters
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