| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 75.93 |
| Liaison | Merry Rankin |
| Submission Date | Aug. 30, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Iowa State University
SD-3: Food and Beverage Purchases
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
N/A |
Jamie
Lenz Assistant Director Campus Dining Services |
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The percentage of food and beverage expenditures that were processed within 100 miles of the institution by a company that is not publicly traded:
20
None
The percentage of food and beverage expenditures that were grown within 100 miles of the institution:
3.50
None
List what tool your institution is using to track this information (e.g. Center for Environmental Farming Systems or CBORD):
CBORD
None
List items procured for dining services from on-campus organic garden(s):
Previously, ISU Dining purchased some vegetables on an availability basis from Iowa State's on-campus organic garden, including peppers and tomatoes. However, quantities were small in comparison to the number of meals ISU Dining served.
None
The percentage of total food and beverage expenditures spent by dining services to procure items from on-campus organic garden(s):
0
None
List all Fair Trade certified items purchased:
Coffee, chocolate
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
ISU has an on-campus farm called Student Organic Farm (SOF), which was initially supported by ISU Dining. However, due to the numerous community partners that now purchase food from SOF, the farm can no longer produce enough food to sell to ISU Dining as well.
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