In November 2013, Denison University became the first Ohio school to join the national Food Recovery Network — taking leftover dining hall food and, rather than tossing it, donating it to area agencies that fight hunger.
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Fighting Food Waste at Carleton
- News Northfield News
We partner with Carleton students and the campus Food Recovery Network chapter to donate unused food to those in need in the Northfield community.
From Quads to Plots: Colleges With Great Campus Farms
- News Modern Farmer
BAMCO Midwest Fellow Alyse Festenstein provides an insider’s look at the amazing campus farms at Lawrence, Duke, Oberlin, Carleton, Wash U, and Hampshire.
Once an Army Mess Hall, Now a Glorious Restaurant
- News Urban Daddy
The chef behind Jardinière, Mijita, and Public House helped make this place happen, so now… you go help make this place happen. What you’ll want to do is go in for dinner with a date.
Traci Des Jardins’ The Commissary Gets Its Marching Orders in the Presidio
- News Eater SF
The Commissary, the new project from Traci des Jardins, may have been named for its setting in a former military barracks in the Presidio, but the troops could only dream of having a mess hall this nice. See article for pictures.
Traci Des Jardins Opens the Commissary This Week
- News Inside Scoop SF
The Commissary is the 112-seat Presidio restaurant from Traci Des Jardins. For this restaurant, she’s partnered with Bon Appétit and brought along her longtime protege Robbie Lewis, who will be running the kitchen with executive chef Reylon Agustin.
Recycling the Leftovers
- News New York Times
Food waste has become a hot-button issue, and companies like Bon Appétit along with city and federal governments are adopting strategies for reducing it.
Extreme Food Makeover
- News East Bay RI
Always open to new things, Roger Williams University students try tasty low carbon makeover dishes and learn about beef and dairy’s impact on the environment and climate change.
USF Sustainability Through the Years
- News San Francisco Foghorn
From giving 10% of proceeds from sales to support sustainable practices on campus to supporting food recovery efforts, here are some ways we are contributing to sustainability at University of San Francisco.
Melt Bar & Grilled Slated for CWRU Campus Opening
- News The Plain Dealer
The first campus location of Matt Fish’s Melt Bar & Grilled will open at Case Western Reserve University this summer.