餐饮服务 可持续性
可持续性 is meeting the needs of the present without compromising the abilities of future generations to meet their own needs. Our choices today affect the world we will live in tomorrow.
Skidmore 餐饮服务 is committed to reducing the negative impact on the environment and promoting the health of its students and that of the local economy. 我们很自豪 of the sustainable practices that we have in place. They are as follows:
少托盘用餐: Implemented for over thiteen 一年s. The Tray less Dining Program has made a significant impact in reducing waste and overall consumption. It has had a direct impact on water, chemicals, and energy reduction, as well as reducing food waste.
本地来源: Commitment to providing locally sourced, fresh, healthy foods when possible. 我们定义 local as sources within a 250 mile radius. We strive to support local growers and farms, local food hubs, our distribution supply chain, Fair Trade Coffee producers, artisan cheesemakers, sustainable aquaculture, and B-Corp manufacturers.
Food 减少废物 Initiatives: Knife training for all of our student employees to help reduce the amount of avoidable pre-consumer food waste, periodic food waste reduction audits in the dining hall to promote education and awareness, "Taste it-Don't Waste It" slogan and signage throughout the dining hall, small plates and portion control.
堆肥: All coffee grinds from 餐饮服务 are composted and used by our grounds crew to support seasonal gardens on campus. We also compost all pre-consumer waste in the 食堂, approximately 300 lbs. - 400磅. per day which is picked up by Natural 升级改造有限公司. and turned into usable compost and sold to local farms throughout New York and New England.
提要: A student supported group on campus whose primary mission is to divert usable leftovers to local soup pantiries. We donated a little over a ton of food in the 2017-2018 academic 一年.
Skidmore Student Garden: "Grown on campus", which is supported by 餐饮服务. We purchase all fruits, vegetables and herbs grown on campus to utilize in our 餐饮服务 operations.
Low Impact Wednesday: Every week Skidmore 餐饮服务 provides a plant forward menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner reducing the amount of meat proteins on their menus by 60%. 这 reduction allows us to offer more locally sources items on the menus.