Providing an Exceptional, Sustainable, and Diverse Dining Experience

One Meal at a Time
Providing an Exceptional, Sustainable, and Diverse Dining Experience

One Meal at a Time
Providing an Exceptional, Sustainable, and Diverse Dining Experience

One Meal at a Time
Providing an Exceptional, Sustainable, and Diverse Dining Experience

One Meal at a Time
Providing an Exceptional, Sustainable, and Diverse Dining Experience

One Meal at a Time

Husky Harvest Updates/Wish List

Posted on October 10, 2023October 20, 2025 by Desroches, Rebecca

FALL 2025

Beginning the first week of classes.

Tuesdays: 11am-6pm
Thursday: 11am-4pm

If Husky Harvest hours do not work with your schedule, please see the additional resources section below.

LOCATION

Charter Oak Apartments Community Center
916 Tower Court Road, Storrs, CT 06268

Accessible via the UConn Blue Line - bus stop is across the street from the pantry

A few designated parking spots are available for the pantry.

Don't forget to bring your UConn ID. The pantry has a limited supply of bags. Please bring a reusable grocery bag with you. Thank you!

PANTRY IS IN NEED OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

Canned goods, tuna, peanut butter, soups, and canned vegetables. Home basics such as toilet paper, dish detergent, and clothes detergent. Toiletries such as shampoo, conditioner, and toothpaste. All food needs to be nonperishable.

Why toiletries & home basics? Toiletries and home basics are frequently requested, and these items are typically unavailable from the food banks and local businesses that supply the pantry.

DONATION DROP-OFF LOCATIONS

Please do not drop off at the pantry. Donation items can only be accepted at the following locations.

UConn Dining Commissary: 30 Gurleyville Rd, Storrs (M-F; 6am-4pm)
Student Union Food Court (lower level): Look for the bright green drop-off box on a counter that looks out to the outdoor patio (Student Union hours)
UConn Dining Main Office: Towers Residence Halls – Wade Building, 3384 Towers Loop Rd, Storrs
(M-F; 8am-5pm) - a donation box is available within our lobby area

If you need more assistance/info on these locations, please contact us via our online form.

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP

Reusable Grocery Bags - The pantry is always in need of reusable grocery bags. Please consider donating new or gently used (stain-free) bags.
Monetary Donations
- Round Up - At the Union Street Market registers, round up your purchase, and the change will go towards the Storrs Food Insecurity Fund.
- Support the pantry by donating directly to the UConn Foundation Storrs Food Insecurity Fund.
Run Your Own Donation Drive: Clubs, orgs, and offices on campus have run their own drive and donated to Husky Harvest. We ask that you only collect the needed supplies above. Please reach out to us via our online form if you have a large amount of donations that need to be picked up.
Volunteers - Thank you for the consideration; however, the pantry is staffed.

Get Help from CT Foodshare
- Find Food, Apply for SNAP, Help Beyond Food, Recipes & Nutrition
workweeklunch.com/budget-meal-prep
endhungerct.org (SNAP pre-screener)
collegelifemadeeasy.com/cheap-healthy-meals-college-students

UConn Resources

UConn Student Parents
UConn Dean of Students Office
- UConn Swipes
  The Swipe Out Hunger Program aims to provide students who are food insecure, and/or who are experiencing an emergency, access to healthy and well-balanced meals in our campus dining halls. Currently enrolled UConn students can contact the Dean of Students' Office to determine eligibility for this program.
- Short-Term Emergency Loans
- Students First Fund

Other Local Pantries

Storrs Congregational Church on campus has an Emergency Food Pantry. Their pantry is open Mondays from 12 – 2 p.m., and Thursdays from 2:30 – 5:00 pm. For questions, email: SCCfoodpantry@storrscongchurch.org | 2 North Eagleville Rd.

Mansfield Mobile Food Pantry

Covenant Soup Kitchen

2025 Thanksgiving Break Info

Posted on October 28, 2025 by Desroches, Rebecca

For Thanksgiving break, meal plans will temporarily shut down after dinner on Friday, November 21st. If you have a residential meal plan (custom, value, ultimate) and will be on campus during Thanksgiving break (Saturday, Nov 22 through Saturday, Nov 29th), please use our online form to sign up for breakfast, lunch, and/or dinner on the days that you will be on campus. There is no additional cost for these meals. Guests can be admitted to the dining hall with Husky Bucks or with credit/debit cards. Only one dining hall will be open throughout the break. Community Meal Plans can still be used during break. All Dining locations will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (Nov 27th). Details at dining.uconn.edu/thanksgiving-break

Dining Services Earns National Award for Recipe Utilizing Local Foods

Posted on October 13, 2025October 13, 2025 by Desroches, Rebecca

Delicata Farrotto with Balsamic Gastrique & Goat Cheese in a white bowl held by chef The Department of Dining Services is honored to accept the Gold Medal for the Best Local Foods recipe contest from the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS). Dining Services also won a handful of gold and silver awards from NACUFS for local recipes over the last 12 years.

Our recipe submission, Delicata Farrotto with Balsamic Gastrique & Goat Cheese, was served at McMahon Dining Hall.

The local ingredients for this dish came from the following locations:

- - - Delicata Squash – The Farm, Woodbury, CT
    - Kale –Baggott Family Farm, East Windsor, CT
    - Honey – UConn Apiaries”– Mansfield-Storrs, CT
    - Onions, garlic, and basil – UConn Spring Valley Student Farm
    - Goat Cheese, Vermont Creamery, Websterville, VT

When it comes to procuring local ingredients, we have established a strong partnership with both our produce distributor (Sardilli-Hartford, CT) and the local farmers. Sardilli Produce Company started as a fruit stand in 1955 and has evolved into a family run business that supports the local food movement. This relationship has enabled us to give our produce needs to the farmers before the growing season and lock in pricing. Our produce distributor knows our priority is Connecticut-grown produce first and then produce from neighboring states second. https://www.sardilliproduce.com

We are proud members of The Working Lands Alliance, a coalition that, through cooperation, champions policy and education initiatives to protect farmland and advance agriculture. We are also involved with the CT Farmland Trust, a relationship between farmers, conservationists, and policymakers that works to protect CT farmland and provide healthy local food to all citizens.

We are proud of what we have accomplished thus far, but we will continue to grow as a community, supporting local agriculture and educating our students.

The recipe for this dish can be found at dining.uconn.edu/recipes.

Dining Opens Cafe on UConn Hartford Campus

Posted on September 19, 2025September 22, 2025 by Desroches, Rebecca

To support the beginning stages of student housing at UConn Hartford, Dining Services opened a new cafe on September 15th. Located on the first floor of the Hartford Times Building, the café serves both the campus community and the local neighborhood with a daily selection of hot entrées, as well as convenient grab-and-go options such as sandwiches, salads, snacks, and beverages. The menu is thoughtfully crafted to accommodate a wide range of dietary preferences and needs, including vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, and Halal options. Guests can enjoy seating inside the café or in the nearby courtyard. Throughout the semester, the café will highlight select offerings from local restaurants and food producers, bringing even more variety to the dining experience.

Students have the option to purchase a UConn Hartford meal plan, which offers 5 or 10 meals a week plus $50 in dining points per semester. Fall semester plans are available to purchase through October 6th. UConn Hartford employees have the option to add Husky Bucks or Dining Cash Points to their UConn OneCard to use as a form of payment at the cafe. When you swipe your Onecard using Cash Points, the sales tax will be removed, and you’ll receive 15% off your purchase

Cafe hours: Monday-Friday from 7:30am-7pm; Saturday 7:30am-3pm; closed on Sundays.

dining.uconn.edu/hartford