Going Green Archive

Measuring Environmental Practices
05-13-2013
Compass Group partners with FirstCarbon to improve its FOODprint Toolkit.
2013 Goldies: North Carolina State University, Raleigh
05-12-2013
NC State fosters student engagement through local purchasing program.
The Alumni Connection
11-15-2012
The Alumni Connection Dining Services at North Carolina State seeks ways to boost student perception of sustainability program.
Hydroponic Garden Spruces Up Space
10-22-2012
Gonzaga University partners with local farmer to create indoor garden.
Back to the Roots
10-03-2012
UC-Santa Barbara concept focuses on organic, local fare.
Pigs to the Rescue
07-18-2012
Sending food scraps to farm diverts waste in lieu of composting program.
The Big Idea: Comprehensive School Dining
07-16-2012
The Academy for Global Citizenship's goal is to focus on positive health and nutrition, environmental sustainability and international mindedness.
Teaching Moments
07-11-2012
Farm-to-school programs coupled with nutrition education encourages students to try new items.
Nevada-Reno Goes Into Farm Business
06-13-2012
Dining Services set to be among the beneficiaries of campus’s organic farming initiative.
Sustainability in Practice
05-09-2012
FSD takes a look at how operators are employing sustainability initiatives.
Sustainability in Practice: Fair, Farm Partnership Increase Local Purchases
05-09-2012
Montana State purchases 23% of its products locally.
Sustainability in Practice: Texas A&M Research Turns Food Scraps to Fuel
05-09-2012
Technology was developed at the university.
Sustainability in Practice: Study Aims to Create Benchmarking Data
05-09-2012
Colleges working together to develop waste standard.
Sustainability in Practice: Reducing Meat, Increasing Vegetable Consumption
05-09-2012
Study found that 49% of operators who implemented Meatless Monday programs reported an increase in purchases of vegetables.
Sustainability in Practice: Hospital Makes Meatless Philly Cheese Steak
05-09-2012
Rehab center reinvents a classic.
Sustainability in Practice: Community Engagement
05-09-2012
Program answers demand for an environmentally friendly dining service.
Sustainability in Practice: UCSF Medical Center Fights Greenwashing Data
05-09-2012
System has goal of having 20% of all purchases made from sustainable sources by 2020.
Sustainability in Practice: Bottled Water Bans Gain Traction
05-09-2012
Bans sweeping the C&U segment as way to reduce waste.
Sustainability in Practice: San Diego Schools Turns Old Bus into Mobile Farm
05-06-2012
San Diego Schools hope to transform a school bus into a traveling farm.
Sustainability in Practice: Humane the Name of the Game
05-01-2012
Bon Appétit is pushing animal producers toward responsible purchasing.

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