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Name: Mary Jo Arthur
Title: General Manager
Date survey submitted: July 21, 2009
1) Total annual food budget: $650,000
LOCALLY GROWN AND PRODUCED FOOD
Note: Geographic location and seasonal availability are taken into account in assessing your response. "Local" is defined as within 150 miles of your campus.
2) Do you have any formal policies pertaining to local purchases?
[ ] No
[x ] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
Farm to Fork
In 2002 Wabash College joined Bon Appétit Management Company’s Farm to Fork program to support small farmers and the local communities. Our first choice is to purchase seasonal, regional and organic ingredients from a 150-mile radius of each café. By buying directly from farmers we have much more control over what types of agribusiness we are supporting. We support family farms and farm collectives who are preserving the diversity of our food choices.
Eat Local Challenge
Bon Appétit took this Farm to Fork commitment to the next level in 2005. We issued an Eat Local Challenge to our chefs – hold an event with a meal made completely from local ingredients. Everything used in the preparation of the food must come from within a 150-mile radius of the café; the only exception being salt.
This annual event has become a favorite tradition at Wabash College. While Bon Appétit serves locally purchased food everyday in our cafés, this extreme example of 100% local ingredients has started lively conversations amongst students, faculty and staff.
For more information, visit www.CircleofResponsibility.com
Questions 3-5 pertain to locally grown purchases.
3) From how many local forms or growers do you purchase (excluding on-campus farms/gardens)?
[ # 6 ] Number from which you purchase directly.
[ # ] Number from which you purchase through a distributor. Please specify name and location of distributor:
4) How much do you spend annually on purchasing food that was grown or raised locally?
$150,000
5) Please list foods you purchase that are grown or raised locally (e.g., fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, milk, fish, honey, maple syrup; foods that are processed locally should be listed in question 8):
Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Free Range Antibiotic Free Chicken, Pork, Beef, Cage Free Eggs, Maple Syrup, Honey, Milk, Mushrooms
Questions 6-8 pertain to locally produced and/or processed items.
6) From how many local processors do you purchase?
[ # 3 ] Number from which you purchase directly.
[ # ] Number from which you purchase through a distributor. Please specify name and location of distributor: Local Folks Foods, Sheridan, Indiana / Swiss Connection, Clay City, Indiana / Fair Oaks Farm, Fair Oaks, Indiana / Scholars Inn Bakery, Bloomington, Indiana
7) How much do you spend annually on purchasing food that was processed locally?
[$ ]
8) Please list items you purchase that are processed locally (e.g., bread, granola, ice cream, baked goods, yogurt, cheese): Yogurt, Ice Cream, Cheese, Bread, Milk
9) Do you purchase milk from a local dairy?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please provide name of dairy and location: Fair Oaks Farm, Fair Oaks, Indiana / Traders Point Creamery, Zionsville, Indiana
10) Do you source any food from an on-campus farm or garden?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe source and amount:
11) Do you participate in a farm-to-school program?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe program:
ORGANIC AND SUSTAINABLY PRODUCED FOOD
12) Do you have any formal policies pertaining to the purchase of organic and/or sustainably produced food?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please describe and provide URL, if available:
Bon Appétit at Wabash College leads the food industry in sustainable practices to preserve flavor and to protect the environment and our local communities. The principle of sustainability not only drives the purchasing decisions we make in our kitchens each and every day, it’s also a core value for the 40 employees of Bon Appétit at Wabash College. We have created an operational definition of “sustainability” that is specific to food service:
Food choices that celebrate flavor, affirm regional cultural traditions, and support local communities without compromising air, water or soil now and in the future
Here are the specific ways in which we address the problems and concerns in today’s food supply and support sustainable food practices in each Bon Appétit café.
Farm to Fork
This is our groundbreaking company-wide initiative to purchase locally. Our first choice is to purchase seasonal, regional and organic ingredients from a 150-mile radius of each restaurant.
Socially Aligned Coffee
Socially aligned coffee refers primarily to specialty coffee that has been produced with environmental goals and/or traded with social goals in mind. Bon Appétit at Wabash College serves Pura Vida Coffee.
Responsible Disposables
Aware that our selection of to-go containers and disposable serviceware has environmental impacts, we primarily encourage the use of china and silverware in our cafés.
Composting
To reduce our impact on the environment, we compost our biodegradable disposables. In addition, we collect our kitchen waste and customers’ food waste to be used as compost in a local farm.
Sustainable Seafood
All of our seafood is purchased in accordance with the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch guidelines for sustainability.
rBGH Free Milk
We serve milk free of artificial bovine growth hormones.
Antibiotic Reduction
The chicken and turkey breast served at Wabash College come from animals raised without the use of antibiotics as a routine feed additive. In addition, all of our hamburgers are made from natural beef raised without antibiotics or hormones and on vegetarian feed.
Cage-Free Shell Eggs
Bon Appétit at Wabash College only serves shell eggs that are cage-free and Certified Humane.
Low Carbon Diet
As part of the Low Carbon Diet program, Bon Appétit at Wabash College has been working to reduce the food system’s impact on climate change. Through numerous operational initiatives, we committed to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 25% in the highest impact areas by 2010.
For more information about our sustainability initiatives, visit www.CircleofResponsibility.com.
13) Do you purchase organically grown or produced food?
[ ] No
[ ] Yes. Please list items:
14) How much do you spend annually on organically grown or produced food?
[$ ]
For questions 15-19, please indicate percentage based on annual dollar amount spent.
15) Do you purchase cage-free eggs and/or confinement-free meat products?
[ ] No
[ X ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ 100 %] Percentage cage-free eggs
All shell eggs served are Certified Humane and cage-free. The majority of our eggs are also purchased from a local farm.
[ %] Percentage confinement-free. Type of meat product:
[ %] Percentage confinement-free. Type of meat product:
16) Do you purchase any grass-fed animal products?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ %] Grass-fed. Type of animal product: Beef
[ %] Grass-fed. Type of animal product:
17) Do you purchase hormone- and antibiotic-free meat?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ 100 %] Percentage hormone- and antibiotic-free. Type of meat: Chicken and Turkey
[ %] Percentage hormone- and antibiotic-free. Type of meat:
The turkey breast and chicken served in Bon Appétit cafés at Wabash College are from animals raised without antibiotics as a routine feed additive. Also, our hamburgers are made from natural beef.
18) Do you purchase hormone- and antibiotic-free dairy products?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ %] Percentage hormone- and antibiotic-free. Type of dairy product:
[ %] Percentage hormone- and antibiotic-free. Type of dairy product:
We serve milk free of artificial bovine growth hormones.
19) Do you purchase seafood that meets Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch guidelines or Marine Stewardship Council standards?
[ ] No
[x ] Yes. Please indicate.
[ 100 %] Percentage purchased that meets guidelines. Please list guidelines used:
All seafood served at Wabash College is in line with Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Guidelines.
Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Seafood Watch Guidelines
20) Do you offer specifically labeled vegan entrees on a daily, weekly, or other regularly scheduled basis?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please specify number of options and the frequency with which they are offered:
Daily
21) Please list and give percentages for any other sustainably produced food items you purchase that are not included above:
FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS
22) Do you purchase Fair Trade Certified coffee?
[ ] No
[ X ] Some. Please describe: Fair trade Pura Vida Coffee is served by Bon Appetit.
[ ] All
23) Do you purchase other Fair Trade Certified food products?
[ x] No
[ ] Yes. Please indicate (repeat for each product).
[ %] Percentage purchased that is Fair Trade Certified. Type of item:
DISHWARE AND ECO-FRIENDLY INCENTIVES
24) Please indicate which of following your university-operated/contracted dining facilities offers.
[ ] Disposable dishware
[ ] Only reusable dishware
[ x ] Reusable and disposable dishware
25) If you offer disposables, please indicate materials used (check all that apply).
[ x ] Plastic or polystyrene
[ x ] Postconsumer recycled content
[ ] Biodegradable/compostable
[ ] Other
Description (optional):
26) Do your dining facilities offer discounts or cash incentives to individuals using reusable dishware, bringing a bag, or bringing reusable containers?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
27) Do your dining facilities use any polystyrene products (i.e., Styrofoam)?
[ ] No
[x ] Yes. Please describe: To Go Beverage Cup and plate in Retail Operation
FOOD COMPOSTING AND WASTE DIVERSION
28) Do your dining facilities compost preconsumer food scraps?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please indicate the proportion of dining facilities that run preconsumer compost programs (e.g. two out of five dining facilities) and, if available, the combined annual tonnage composted.
1 of 1 Proportion of dining facilities that run preconsumer compost programs.
[ ] Annual tonnage of preconsumer compost.
29) Do your dining facilities compost postconsumer food scraps?
[ ] No
[ x ] Yes. Please indicate the proportion of dining facilities that run postconsumer compost programs (e.g. two out of five dining facilities) and, if available, the combined annual tonnage composted.
1 of 1 Proportion of dining facilities that run postconsumer compost programs.
[ ] Annual tonnage of postconsumer compost.
30) Do your dining facilities donate excess food to a food bank, soup kitchen, or shelter, etc.?
[ x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
31) Do your dining facilities have a trayless dining program?
[x ] No
[ ] Sometimes--on specific days, on certain occasions, or in specific locations. Please describe:
[ ] Yes--standard practice. Please describe program including date started and, if available, data on reduced food waste or water consumption:
32) Please tell us about any other steps your dining facilities have taken to reduce waste (e.g., food waste auditing, recycling used cooking oil for biodiesel production):
As part of Bon Appétit’s Low Carbon Diet program, Wabash College implemented a 12-week Food Waste Reduction campaign to cut food waste by 10%. The campaign included a two-pronged approach: managing waste in the kitchen and also encouraging café guests to minimize leftovers on their plates. Bon Appétit staff members at Wabash College diligently collected all of the kitchen’s food scraps in buckets, and measured the waste for many weeks. Also, Wabash College students and faculty visually learned about their excess food waste as Bon Appétit staff collected their leftovers in large buckets on display in the café
RECYCLING OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS
33) Please indicate which traditional materials your dining facilities recycle (check all that apply).
[ ] None
[x ] Aluminum
[ ] Cardboard
[ x ] Glass
[ x ] Paper
[ ] Plastics (all)
[ x ] Plastics (some)
[ ] Other. Please list:
34) Are recycling receptacles located throughout dining locations?
[x ] No
[ ] Yes. Please describe:
35) What is the dining services' current waste-diversion rate (the percentage of recyclable waste diverted from traditional disposal)?
[ %]
AFFILIATIONS
Questions 36-37 are for informational purposes only; responses will NOT be included in the Report Card evaluation process.
36) Indicate if your dining services are:
[ x ] Contracted. Please describe:
Bon Appétit Management Company is an onsite restaurant company offering full food service management to corporations, universities and specialty venues. Bon Appétit is committed to sourcing sustainable, local foods for all cafés throughout the country. A pioneer in environmentally sound sourcing policies, Bon Appétit has developed programs addressing local purchasing, the overuse of antibiotics, sustainable seafood, cage-free eggs, and most recently, the connection between food and climate change. The company has received numerous awards for its work from organizations like the National Resources Defense Council, Seafood Choices Alliance, The Humane Society of the United States, and Food Alliance. Based in Palo Alto, CA, Bon Appétit has more than 400 cafés in 29 states, including eBay, American University and the Getty Center.
[ ] School operated. Please describe:
[ ] Other. Please describe:
37) Is the dining services director, or another dining services staff person, a member of any campus-wide environmental/sustainability initiatives or committees at your school?
[ ] No
[x ] Yes. Please describe:
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