Kitchen Cabinet

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  • Fall 2010 Kitchen Cabinet Meetings

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    Gustease

    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

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    Gustease

    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!

    Gustavus’ Fresh Eggs to be 100% Certified Cage Free!

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    Gustease

    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 kept in an environment…

  • Wheel of Nutrition

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    jlencion

    The wheel of nutrition is a dining plate that reminds us of the fundamental values of nutrition. The plate comes in three types: Diet, Extra ordinary and Supersize. These plates have different proportions for people with different needs.

  • Kitchen Cabinet Minutes 4-19-2010

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    Gustease

    4-19-2010 Present: Mike S., Joe L., Aaron B., George E., Steve K., Jim D., Judy D., Stacy G., Sujay R., Bob D., Deborah D-M., Rebecca W., *Convened at 7:40 am in the Saint Peter Room, those present enjoyed a delicious hot breakfast with fresh fruit and hot and cold drinks. *Steve began by complimenting Judy…

  • Gustavus included in Princeton Review’s new Guide to 286 Green Colleges:

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    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.

  • Taste of Place

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    jlencion

    Artist Laura Parker is doing an interesting project called Taste of Place. Essentially, she holds “soil tastings” like one would have a wine tasting. From the website: Soil, the medium of every farmer, makes up the palette that creates the distinction among growers. It differentiates between farms; between the family farm and agribusiness, sustainable practices…

  • Kitchen Cabinet Meeting Minutes 3-23-2010

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    Gustease

    Kitchen Cabinet Meeting Minutes 3-23-2010 Present: Mike S., Lori S., Sujay R., Joe L., Steve K., Judy D., Bob D., Deborah D-M., Kim B., Susan K., Sara B., The group discussed the well written work of Hannah Twitton that was published in the March 19 issue of the Weekly. Steve hopes that raising awareness of…

  • How far did your taco travel?

    How far did your taco travel?

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    heldke

      Talk about your food miles! According to this study, conducted by students at the California College of the Arts, the ingredients in your “typical taco” (an admittedly troublesome term!) travel, collectively, two and a half times the circumference of the earth to reach “your taco truck.” Admittedly, we in St. Peter HAVE no taco…

  • Twinkie Tax: More effective than Salad Sale?

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    heldke

    A study by psychologists at SUNY Buffalo suggests that, if you’re interested in encouraging the consumption of nutrient-dense foods like fruits and vegetables, and decreasing the consumption of what are politely referred to as “calorie dense, nutritient-poor foods,” you’ll get further by slapping a tax on the latter, than by decreasing the cost of the…