| Overall Rating | Bronze - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 35.35 |
| Liaison | Kimberly Post |
| Submission Date | Sept. 26, 2014 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Saint Joseph's College - ME
OP-6: Food and Beverage Purchasing
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.89 / 4.00 |
Maya
Atlas Program Director, Stone Barn Event Coordinator Institute for Local Food Systems Innovation |
Percentage of dining services food and beverage expenditures that are local and community-based and/or third party verified:
A copy of an inventory, list or sample of sustainable food and beverage purchases:
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
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)?:
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:
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:
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
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
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.
Total annual food and beverage expenditures:
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 |
A brief description of other sustainable restaurant and food service standards that the institution’s dining services operations are certified under:
The website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food and beverage purchasing efforts is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
We are currently in the middle of the signatory process for Real Food Campus Commitment
We are currently in the middle of the signatory process for Real Food Campus Commitment
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