Check out Bon Appétit Management Company’s series on the business of sustainable agriculture on TriplePundit.com, an innovative new-media company for the sustainable business community. In our 9th post, "Farming Internships: Vital or Illegal? The Answer is Both.", Midwest Fellow Dayna Burtness explores the legality and necessity of farming internships. Read the whole post here.
Bon Appetit nourishes Silicon Valley cafeterias with locally-grown food
In this video on CBS Interactive's SmartPlanet, take a tour of Yahoo's kitchen to see a number of sustainability initiatives in action. Innovations include locally farmed food, our Low Carbon Diet Calculator that measures food intake against carbon footprint, and a food dehydrator that converts excess food scraps into mulch.
Connecting Agricultural Labor Issues with Environmental Sustainability
In the most recent BAMCO post on Triple Pundit in a series on the business of sustainable agriculture, VP Maisie Greenawalt considers the many intricacies of improving farmworking conditions in the United States. Find the whole story here.
The Not-So-Sexy Side of Good Food
Midwest Fellow Dayna Burtness sat down with Macalester College student Abby Colehour to talk about the Real Food Challenge and the less glamorous side of improving the food system.
Wash U Saves the Environment One Fry at a Time!
The Bon Appétit Management Company team at Washington University in St. Louis is converting used fryer oil to biodiesel for a campus delivery truck. Wash U alum Kristopher Kelley came up with the idea and is now collecdting 150 gallons of vegetable oil each week from Bon Appétit! The story was covered in the St. […]
Calling All Sustainability Heroes!
Farmers and producers: take note! The Natural Resources Defense Council has announced its groundbreaking annual award, Growing Green, honoring those who work to strengthen our national food system. In the year since I was honored with the 2009 Business Leader award, food has been given a prominent place on the national agenda — in a […]
Farm to Fork: Open Hands Farm
Open Hands Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture farm outside of Northfield, MN. Owners Erin Johnson and Ben Doherty use organic practices to grow dozens of varieties of produce for their CSA members as well as the Bon Appétit Management Company cafe at St. Olaf College. Midwest Fellow Dayna Burtness had a chance to visit […]
Eat Local Challenge Day: Report from the field!
Midwest fellow Dayna Burtness spent Eat Local Challenge Day with folks at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN. The food was delicious and beautiful! Some dishes even featured produce from the student farm on campus. Take a look:
Pad Thai and Farming: Can a Modern Woman Really Have It All?
by Dayna Burtness, Midwest Fellow During my first few weeks as a fellow, I made the somewhat painful decision not to return to manage the college farm I co-founded at my alma mater, St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. STOGROW farm is in its fifth successful season selling produce to the Bon […]
Introducing the Student Garden Guide!
Midwest Fellow Dayna Burtness introduces the new Student Garden Guide developed by Bon Appétit Management Company. The guide will help students just starting farms as well as those who want to take their student garden to the next level. A must-read! Download your copy here: http://www.circleofresponsibility.com/page/354/student-garden-guide.htm