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Dining
2008-2009 Oberlin College Sustainability Initiative Time Line
Food Waste Audits
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| Year | Description |
| Fall 1999 |
382.3 pounds/day in average diner waste (Stevenson, Dascomb, Lord/Saunders & Talcott) |
| Fall 2001 |
518 pounds/day in average diner waste (Stevenson) |
| Fall 2006 |
369 pounds/day in average diner waste (Stevenson) |
| Spring 2008 |
230 pounds/day in average diner waste (Stevenson) |
| February, 2009 |
1st week 105 pounds/meal, 2nd week 91 pounds/meal, 3rd week 73 pounds/meal, 4th week 62 pounds/meal |
| March, 2009 |
73 pounds/meal |
Education, Collaboration and Awards
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| Year |
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Description |
| 1995 |
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Dining Committee re-constituted comprised of General Mgr, Res Ed Director, Res Ed Asst Director, Student Mgr, 2 board diners and 1 OSCA member |
| 2005 |
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"Save the Seafood" Tour-OC, BA Foundation, Monterey Bay Aquarium |
| 2006 |
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"Sustainable Purchasing Program"-OC, BA Foundation, Local Growers |
| 2007 |
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Voted 6th most vegetarian-friendly college by PETA |
| 2007 |
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Featured in New York Times article "Food for Thought: Satisfying Picky," April 22, 2007 |
| 2007 |
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Named Sierra Club's top school "that got it" sustainability-wise |
| 2007 |
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Think TV filmed documentary for our Ohio - Calala's shrimp farm |
| 2007 |
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Think TV filmed documentary for our Ohio - Jones Farm and Oberlin College's CDS Programs |
| 2007 |
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Little Green Book for New Students "How To Reduce Waste As A CDS Student Diner" introduced |
| 2008 |
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Named a "Campus Sustainability Leader" by the Sustainability Endowments Institute |
| 2008 |
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Named a "Campus Food & Recycling Leader" by the Sustainability Endowments Institute |
| 2008 |
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WVIZ filmed documentary for PBS's Applause- "Urban Gardens" |
Green Packaging
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| Year |
% Bioware |
Items |
| 1997 |
- - - - - - |
Reusable Mg Program- use and receive $.50 off any fountain drink |
| 1998 |
- - - - - - |
Trial Grab and go reusable carry-out container program |
| 1998 |
- - - - - - |
Biodegradable and compostable corn-based cutlery |
| 1998 |
- - - - - - |
Recycled & unbleached paper napkins |
| 1998 |
- - - - - - |
Recycle: plastic containers, tin cans, glass bottles and cardboard boxes from delivery packaging |
| 2002 |
- - 10% |
Biodegrable and compostable carry-out containers: 15 oz salad bowl, 30 oz salad bowl, corn-based cutlery, cellophane bags, recycled cookie bags |
| 2003 |
- - 20% |
Paper Straws and wooden stir-sticks |
| 2004 |
- - 25% |
- - - - - - - - |
| 2005 |
- - 30% |
- - - - - - - - |
| 2006 |
- - 40% |
- - - - - - - - |
| 2007 |
- - 45% |
Grab and go reusable container program reintroduced |
| 2008 |
- - 45% |
Introduce the reusable bag in the Wilder DeCafe |
Sustainable Practices and Programs
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| Year Intro |
Practice or Programs |
| 1999 |
Created CDS Recycling Student Job Position |
| 2000 |
Fair Trade, Shade-Grown Coffee sold exclusively on campus-Green Mountain, Pura Vida, Crooked River Coffee Company |
| 2001 |
Eco Lab-Environmentally Friendly Cleaning Chemicals |
| 2002 |
Energy Star Equipment |
| 2004 |
Recycle 14 gallons used food-grade cooking oil each week- Jones Farm, Full Circle Fuels, Calala Haven, Inc. |
| 2004 |
Compost 10 gallons of coffee grounds and 100 pounds of kitchen scraps each week- George Jones Farm |
| 2004 |
BA Greenhouse Construction Partnership with George Jones Farm |
| 2005 |
OC, BA, City Fresh partner on Box Truck operated on used vegetable oil |
| 2006 |
First Green Commencement (composted 500 pounds of containers and food waste) |
| 2006 |
Environmentally friendly chairs at Stevenson & Dascomb |
| 2007 |
Biodiesel Catering Van |
| 2007 |
BA Low Carbon Diet day begins at OC |
| 2008 |
Recycle 100% of used food-grade cooking oil/week or 91 gallons of oil/week - Jones Farm, Full Circle Fuels, Calala Haven, Inc. |
| 2008 |
Second Green Commencement (composted 300 pounds of containers and food waste) |
| 2008 |
Introduce tray less program |
Healthy Cooking Initiative
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| Year |
Action Descriptions |
| 1998 |
Offer Vegetarian's and Vegan's separate food line |
| 2001 |
Cooking from scratch - stocks and salad dressings (ranch) |
| 2001 |
Sustainable seafood purchasing - Monterey Bay Aquarium |
| 2002 |
rBGH-free milk - Family Fresh Farms/Hartzler's Dairy |
| 2003 |
Expanded Vegan options-pasta |
| 2003 |
Antibiotic-free, natural chicken - Gerber's Chicken |
| 2003 |
Allergy Awareness classes are offered to all management and cooking staff; now required bi-annually |
| 2004 |
Trans-fat free, cooking oils used exclusively |
| 2005 |
Begin offering ServSafe training to all cooking staff; continue biannual and ongoing in-house food safety training |
| 2005 |
Antibiotic-free, natural turkeys - Cooper's Farm |
| 2005 |
Cage-free shell eggs |
| 2005 |
Grass-fed natural beef chuck used exclusively |
| 2006 |
Expanded Vegan options - more entrees at lunch/desserts |
| 2006 |
BA Mercury Awareness Program begins at OC - only serve seafood with minimal mercury rick |
| 2006 |
BA Healthy Cooking Initiative program |
| 2007 |
Nutrition Analysis of at least one entree each meal - Stevenson |
| 2007 |
Stevenson and Dascomb - new cooking process increases ability to offer "fried foods" with lower fat and calories while maintaining flavor profile without frying |
| 2009 |
74% of all cooking staff have passed ServSafe training; continue with biannual and ongoing in-house food safety and food allergy training programs |
Local Food Vendors
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| Year Intro |
% Local |
Vendor or Program |
| 1995 |
- - - - - |
Whitehouse Springs, A. Lo Presti's & Sons |
| 1999 |
- - - - - |
OC purchases shares in George Jones Farm |
| 1999 |
- - - - - |
Miller's Orchard, George Jones Memorial Farm, Gibson's Bakery |
| 2000 |
5% - |
Green Mountain Coffee |
| 2000 |
- - - - - |
First All-Ohio Meal |
| 2000 |
- - - - - |
Oberlin College's Buy Local Program |
| 2001 |
- - - - - |
BA Farm-to-Fork program begins at OC |
| 2001 |
10% - |
Jorgensen's Apiary |
| 2002 |
15% - |
Family Fresh Co-op Milk, Woo city, Judy's Oasis, Inc. |
| 2002 |
20% - |
Crooked River and Ag Access |
| 2003 |
25% - |
Moreland Fruit Farm, schlabach Amish Bakery, Mrs. Miller's Noodles, Stutzman's Farm, Toft's Dairy, Pura Vida Coffee |
| 2004 |
30% - |
Hartzler's Dairy, Spring Creek Tofu; Crooked River Coffee Company, Stan Evans Bakery |
| 2005 |
- - - - - |
BA First Eat Local Challenge |
| 2005 |
35% - |
Fruitique, City Fresh, Prestis' Sandwiches |
| 2006 |
40% - |
Calala's Water have, Inc., Cherry Knoll Farms, Creekside Mushrooms, Inc., Michigan Sugar Company |
| 2007 |
45% - |
Hirzel Canning Company & Farms - Tomato Products |
| 2007 |
- - - - - |
Black River Cafe - Muffins |
| 2007 |
- - - - - |
50 Local Vendors |
| 2009 |
- - - - - |
Sirna & Sons, Inc. replaces A. Lo Prestis & Sons as local purveyor |
Note:
- AgAccess is a distributor for the following Farms:
- Burkholder's Vinecrops
- Green Field Farm Co-op
- Moreland Fruit Farm
- Roman Yoder
- Shady Lane
- Stuzman Farms
- Yoder's Produce
- A. Lo Presti's & Sons, Inc. is a distributor for the following farms or packers:
- Cleveland Bean Sprout
- Tastee Apple
- Bauman orchards
- Green Line
- Freshway Foods
- Great lakes packers
- Creekside Mushrooms
- Policella Farms
- Peroni Farms
- Holthouse Farms
- KW Zellers
- John Notley Farms
Updated: 5/15/2009
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