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Farm to (Center) Field: AT&T Park Opens Its Edible Garden
- News San Francisco Chronicle
The Giants unveiled their new garden today at AT&T Park, and brought some star power — right fielder Hunter Pence and a team of 9-year-olds.

Centerfield of Greens: SF Giants Open Edible Garden
- News Lettuce Eat Kale
Going to a game just got greener. And more delicious. Today, the San Francisco Giants opened The Garden at AT&T Park.

Food Recovery Network Saves Leftovers From Becoming Waste
- News Newark Advocate
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.

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.