Sustainability: Resources & Current Initiatives

AASHE - Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education

Stark State College is a member of this association.  If you register using your stark state email address, you will have full access to their resources.  Search under "Resource Center" and "Dining Services."

http://www.aashe.org/resources/dining-services

STARS - Sustainability Tracking and Assessment Rating System

v1.0 Technical Manual, Operations Chapter, Dining Services located on page 104 (107)

http://stars.aashe.org/

CHEFS - CHarting Emissions from Food Services

http://www.cleanair-coolplanet.org/chefs.php

"Guide to Developing a Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy"

http://www.aashe.org/documents/resources/pdf/food_policy_guide.pdf

Have you heard of the "Meatless Mondays" movement?  It began with a grassroots campaign and has spread to restaurants, public cafeterias, public schools and is now infiltrating higher education cafeterias.  Here are a few links:

Local Food Resources

• Farm to Schools program: www.farmtocollege.org
• CAFF
• NACUFS (National Association of College & University Food Service)
• Real Food Calculator
• Slow Food on Campus
• Sustainable Table (Good FAQs on benefits)

Local Markets:

• http://www.localfoodcleveland.org/farmersmarkets
• Countryside Conservancy (Summit County), why buy local?  http://www.cvcountryside.org/food/why-buy-local.php,
• Local Matters - www.local-matters.org,
• LocalHarvest - http://www.localharvest.org,
• Canton Farmer’s Market - http://www.cantonfarmersmarket.com/vendors.html. 

Example Dining Service Programs:

• Eastern Carolina Organics (example coop)
• Case Western Reserve University
• Oberlin College
• Ohio University

Which initiative would you like to see implemented ?  (You can only pick ONE choice, but you may be able to vote more than once...)