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15 Easy Ways to Grow From Food Consumer to Food Citizen
“Food citizens are eaters who take an interest in food beyond its affordability and availability. Food citizens are concerned about environmental sustainability, the health of farmers and consumers, issues of justice for farm workers and the poor, and democratic participation in determining where our food system is heading.” — Wisconsin Foodshed Research Project Read […]
The 2010-11 College Sustainability Report Card Gives Gustavus Dining Service an “A”
Gustavus Dining Service and Recycling have received an “A” grade by the College Sustainability Report Card. From the Report Card: Dining services spends more than a third of its food budget on local products. Only fair trade coffee is served on campus; all milk is hormone and antibiotic free, and most seafood is purchased according […]
Fall 2010 Kitchen Cabinet Meetings
Meeting Dates have been announced for Fall 2010. They will be held at 7:15am in the Campus Center Building and will last approximately 1 hour. Dates are as follows: September 28th, October 19, November 23rd, and December 14th. Gustavus Community members who are interested in joining the KC or who wish to sit in on […]
Equal Exchange Bananas! Beyond the Peel
Look for Equal Exchange – Fair Trade bananas in MarketPlace and throughout the Dining Service in 2010-11. Whenever possible, Gustavus will offer Equal Exchange Bananas exclusively – Yea! Read more at Beyond the Peel.
Gustavus’ Fresh Eggs to be 100% Certified Cage Free!
Photo by cgparkhouse http://www.flickr.com/photos/parkhouses/ Gustavus Dining Service has committed to prepare and serve only Cage Free eggs beginning in September 2010. The eggs will come from Minnesota and Wisconsin farms and are American Humane Certified. This means the farms follow strict guidelines in the care and well being of the laying hens. The hens are […]
Gustavus has a new Coffee Partner!
Photo by Joe Lencioni '05 We are excited to announce partnership with Tiny Footprint Coffee! Look for the delicious, locally roasted, sustainably grown, Earth First brew soon in the Gustavus Adolphus MarketPlace and at catered events! Tiny Footprint Coffee
Gustavus included in Princeton Review’s new Guide to 286 Green Colleges:
Gustavus Adolphus College cites justice as one of its core values, and it has prompted the community of “Gusties” on campus to take their roles as environmental stewards seriously.
Kitchen Cabinet Minutes: 3-1-2010
Present: Joe L., Mike S., Aaron B., Sujay R., Steve K., Judy D., Jim D., Susan K., Sara B., Stacy G., Bob Douglas, and Deborah D.M. Over a breakfast of fruit, lemon cream pancakes, fresh raspberry syrup, bacon, and caramel bran muffins, the group introduced themselves and the particulars of their involvement on the most […]
Minneapolis-St. Paul Atlas of Ethical Eating
Looking for a good place for dinner but are worried that eating out may compromise your ethics? Worry no more. The Heavy Table (a Twin Cities-based magazine telling the stories of food and drink in the Upper Midwest), Danny Schwartzman of Common Roots, veterinarian Will Winter of Thousand Hills Cattle company, and Jane Rosemarin from Slow Food Minnesota […]
Low carbon choices at the table
Here’s some handy information from the folks at the University of California Davis: Science for Stewardship and Human Wellbeing Food and Global Warming: The “Hotspots” What the research tell us… Highest energy and greenhouse gas emissions are associated with: Livestock-related methane and nitrous oxide emissions Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers Heated greenhouse production Air freight Post-retail, consumer […]