Food Services
Goal
- Become a national leader in sustainable foods.
History
- Food is batch cooked to minimize food waste. The dish washing machine and refuse system uses less water and energy by recycling and energy conservation.
- In response to student interest, the campus adopted a policy of using cage-free shell eggs.
- Dining services began to serve Fair Trade coffee in Blackhawk.
- The recently signed new dining services contract includes policies that reflect the four dimensions of sustainable food: organic, local, humane, and fair trade.
New initiatives
- Educate the campus about sustainable foods.
- Make Fair Trade a significant part of campus food purchases.
Want to know what is in our dining services contract?
Here is the sustainability section of the Sodexo contract.
What YOU can do
- Purchase Fair Trade coffee, chocolate, and other products.
- Eat more organic food.
- Support local farmers by purchasing food at farmers markets or directly from the farm.
- Purchase meat and chicken that have been raised in a certified humane way.
Want to know more?
- Here is a link to the section of our Campus Sustainability Plan on sustainable dining services: CSP IV J - Food Services
- Learn about Fair Trade by checking out our Fair Trade Web site.
- Find out about organic foods at the Organic Consumers Association.
- Learn about humane-certified foods at the Human Farming Association.
