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| Year | Description | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| Year | Description | ||||||
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| 1995 | 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 | "Save the Seafood" Tour-OC, BA Foundation, Monterey Bay Aquarium | ||||||
| 2006 | "Sustainable Purchasing Program"-OC, BA Foundation, Local Growers | ||||||
| 2007 | Voted 6th most vegetarian-friendly college by PETA | ||||||
| 2007 | Featured in New York Times article "Food for Thought: Satisfying Picky," April 22, 2007 | ||||||
| 2007 | Named Sierra Club's top school "that got it" sustainability-wise | ||||||
| 2007 | Think TV filmed documentary for our Ohio - Calala's shrimp farm | ||||||
| 2007 | Think TV filmed documentary for our Ohio - Jones Farm and Oberlin College's CDS Programs | ||||||
| 2007 | Little Green Book for New Students "How To Reduce Waste As A CDS Student Diner" introduced | ||||||
| 2008 | Named a "Campus Sustainability Leader" by the Sustainability Endowments Institute | ||||||
| 2008 | Named a "Campus Food & Recycling Leader" by the Sustainability Endowments Institute | ||||||
| 2008 | WVIZ filmed documentary for PBS's Applause- "Urban Gardens" | ||||||
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| Year | % Bioware | Items | |||||
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| 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 | |||||
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| Year Intro | Practice or Programs | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| Year | Action Descriptions | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| Year Intro | % Farm to Fork | % Local | Vendor or Program | |||||
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| 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 | 5% |
- - - - - | BA Farm-to-Fork program begins at OC | |||||
| 2001 | 10% - | Jorgensen's Apiary | ||||||
| 2002 | 7% |
15% - | Family Fresh Co-op Milk, Woo city, Judy's Oasis, Inc. | |||||
| 2002 | 20% - | Crooked River and Ag Access | ||||||
| 2003 | 9%
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20% | Moreland Fruit Farm, schlabach Amish Bakery, Mrs. Miller's Noodles, Stutzman's Farm, Toft's Dairy, Pura Vida Coffee | |||||
| 2004 | 10% |
25% | Hartzler's Dairy, Spring Creek Tofu; Crooked River Coffee Company, Stan Evans Bakery | |||||
| 2005 | 13% |
25% | BA First Eat Local Challenge | |||||
| 2005 | 25% | Fruitique, City Fresh, Prestis' Sandwiches | ||||||
| 2006 | 15% |
25% | Calala's Water have, Inc., Cherry Knoll Farms, Creekside Mushrooms, Inc., Michigan Sugar Company | |||||
| 2007 | 17% |
25% | Hirzel Canning Company & Farms - Tomato Products | |||||
| 2007 | 25% | Black River Cafe - Muffins | ||||||
| 2007 | - - - - - | 50 Local Vendors | ||||||
| 2009 | 20% |
25% | Sirna & Sons, Inc. replaces A. Lo Prestis & Sons as local purveyor | |||||
| 2010 | 23% |
27% | ||||||
| 2011 | 23% |
27% | ||||||
Note:
- City Fresh is a distributor for the following Farms:
- Hostetler Family Farm, Homerville, Ohio
- Miller Family Farm, Sullivan, Ohio
- Swartzentruber Family Farm, Homerville, Ohio
- Yoder Family Farm, Homerville, Ohio
- Sirna & Sons, Inc. is a distributor for the following farms or packers:
- Bauman Orchard, Rittman, Ohio
- Buurma Farms, Willard, Ohio
- Greenline, Bowling Green, Ohio
- Holthouse Farms, Willard, Ohio
- K.J. Greens, Parkman, Ohio
- Monroe Farm, Mantua, Ohio
- R. R. Greenhouse, Malinta, Ohio
- Walcher Farms, Willard, Ohio
- Walnut Ridge Farm, Avella, Pennsylvania
- Western Reserve, Cleveland, Ohio
- Zellers, Hartville, Ohio
Updated: 5/15/2009
