Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.35
Liaison Kimberly Post
Submission Date Sept. 26, 2014
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Saint Joseph's College - ME
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.89 / 4.00 Maya Atlas
Program Director, Stone Barn Event Coordinator
Institute for Local Food Systems Innovation
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Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
37

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A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
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An inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
This link goes to local partners web page http://www.sjcme.edu/pearsons/local-partners Local Partners Pineland Farms Chipman’s Farm Botto’s Bakery La Marca & Sons Bakery Village Donut Shop Salt and Sea P.J. Merrill & Sons Seafood Harbor Fish Market Peppermint Field Farms Serendipity Acres Farms Pineland Farms Grandy’s Oats Native Maine Jordan’s Farm Farm Fresh Connection Crown of Maine Organic Corporative Getchell Brothers Borealis Breads Roy’s Maples Farm Rainmaker Springs Maine Family Farms Beast Feast Specialty Sauces Heiwa Tofu Luce’s Meats Oakhurst dairy Hatchland Farms Dairy Smiling Hill Farm Aurora Mills Grains W.A. Bean North Country Smokehouse

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Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (food and beverage expenditures for on-site franchises, convenience stores, vending services, or concessions)?:
Yes

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Percentage of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending services, and concessions food and beverage purchases that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
31

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A copy of an inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
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An inventory, list or sample of on-site franchise, convenience store, vending machine, and/or concessions food and beverage purchases that are sustainably produced:
Rainmaker Water Local Breads Local Meats for Sandwiches Local produce for Sandwiches Local cheese for Sandwiches Local Milk All Coffee Local Partners Pineland Farms Chipman’s Farm Botto’s Bakery La Marca & Sons Bakery Village Donut Shop Salt and Sea P.J. Merrill & Sons Seafood Harbor Fish Market Peppermint Field Farms Serendipity Acres Farms Pineland Farms Grandy’s Oats Native Maine Jordan’s Farm Farm Fresh Connection Crown of Maine Organic Corporative Getchell Brothers Borealis Breads Roy’s Maples Farm Rainmaker Springs Maine Family Farms Beast Feast Specialty Sauces Heiwa Tofu Luce’s Meats Oakhurst dairy Hatchland Farms Dairy Smiling Hill Farm Aurora Mills Grains W.A. Bean North Country Smokehouse

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A brief description of the sustainable food and beverage purchasing program:
Pearson’s Cafe has a very aggressive Local program. Our criteria is stricter than the one listed here. . Our purchasing includes but is not limited too; All milk, all beef, some pork, some chicken, grains and oats, coffee, all seafood, our own farm. Multiple small farms for produce. Tomatoes all year round. Policy to be classed as a “Local: purchase Owner owned and operated - Must reside locally Within 250 miles $1,000,000 liability policy On Site inspection has to be performed Mission and / or practices must inline with Pearson's Cafe core values
+ Date Revised: Nov. 12, 2014

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A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory sustainable food and beverage purchases:
We have separate GL codes set up in our inventory system. Upon booking an invoice each item is coded to the appropriate category. This allows us a simple way to check any category. We are adding more categories to allow a better drill dopwn of data.

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Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
911,538 US/Canadian $

Which of the following food service providers are present on campus and included in the total food and beverage expenditure figures?:
Present? Included?
Dining operations and catering services operated by the institution Yes Yes
Dining operations and catering services operated by a contractor No No
Franchises No No
Convenience stores No No
Vending services Yes No
Concessions Yes Yes

Has the institution achieved the following?:
Yes or No
Fair Trade Campus, College or University status No
Certification under the Green Seal Standard for Restaurants and Food Services (GS-46) No
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification No
Signatory of the Real Food Campus Commitment (U.S.) Yes

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A brief description of other sustainable restaurant and food service standards that the institution’s dining services operations are certified under:
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The website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
http://www.sjcme.edu/pearsons

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We are currently in the middle of the signatory process for Real Food Campus Commitment

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