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How to integrate compost onto the plate

 By Patricia Cobe on Jul. 09, 2018

Composting food scraps has been a big part of the sustainability mission in non-commercial operations. But forward-thinking chefs are now going one step further, embracing nose-to-tail cooking, turning food trim into dog biscuits and upcycling scraps into soups, pasta sauces and salads.

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Hospital gardens help promote community well-being

By FSD Staff on Jun. 29, 2018

Organic gardens at Beaver Dam Community Hospital help support the hospital’s health initiatives

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Why Bon Appetit is scrapping straws

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 26, 2018

The foodservice management company shares why it chose to get rid of plastic straws and how it’s handled related challenges.

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6 ways foodservice operators are making progress with plant-based dishes, sustainability

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 25, 2018

Presenters at the annual Menus of Change conference shared how they’re reshaping menus.

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How a restaurant cross-utilizes lettuce

By Benita Gingerella on Jun. 25, 2018

See how a Chicago operation cuts costs and waste with multiple applications for grilled romaine.

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Sustainability takes shape in a straw house at University of Michigan

By FSD Staff on Jun. 15, 2018

Students are constructing a building made of straw bales, which will be home to farm-to-table dinners hosted by Michigan Dining.

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Aramark tries new software to monitor sustainability efforts

By FSD Staff on Jun. 07, 2018

The system allows the company to track its eco-friendly programs and purchases.

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4 colleges that are saying no to straws

By FSD Staff on May 31, 2018

Schools across the country are ditching plastic straws as part of their sustainability efforts.

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College & university chefs take the prize for best blended burgers

By FSD Staff on Apr. 25, 2018

Students selected six blended burgers as the most delicious-looking of the year.

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2 Chicago institutions ban plastic straws

By FSD Staff on Apr. 23, 2018

Guaranteed Rate Field is said to be the first in Major League Baseball to ban the use of plastic straws.

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