Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.29
Liaison Jennifer Andrews
Submission Date Aug. 2, 2011
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University of New Hampshire
OP-6: Food Purchasing

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.68 / 6.00 Rick MacDonald
Assistant Director, UHS Support Services
Dining
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Percentage of food expenditures that meet one or more of the criteria for this credit (0 - 100):
22.30

The Website URL where information about the institution's sustainable food procurement efforts is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

UNH Dining increased its local food purchasing from 16.7% in FY07-08 to 22.3% in FY08-09, totaling an additional 5.6% or $274,294.60 that remained within the region.

In addition, UNH Dining purchases cage-free eggs from Pete and Gerry’s Eggs of Munroe, NH. All UNH dining halls offer Fair Trade Certified organic coffee, an innovative, market-based approach to sustainable development. Honey is purchased from Bee Rich Apiaries of Hudson, NH. Apples are provided by UNH’s Woodman Farm. The Organic Garden Club was founded in-part by UNH Dining, and much of the Club’s fresh produce is served in the Dining Halls. UNH Dining has worked with Farm Services for each of the past three years and they have provided UNH with winter squash. For more information on Dining Services http://www.unh.edu/dining/community/about.html.


UNH Dining increased its local food purchasing from 16.7% in FY07-08 to 22.3% in FY08-09, totaling an additional 5.6% or $274,294.60 that remained within the region.

In addition, UNH Dining purchases cage-free eggs from Pete and Gerry’s Eggs of Munroe, NH. All UNH dining halls offer Fair Trade Certified organic coffee, an innovative, market-based approach to sustainable development. Honey is purchased from Bee Rich Apiaries of Hudson, NH. Apples are provided by UNH’s Woodman Farm. The Organic Garden Club was founded in-part by UNH Dining, and much of the Club’s fresh produce is served in the Dining Halls. UNH Dining has worked with Farm Services for each of the past three years and they have provided UNH with winter squash. For more information on Dining Services http://www.unh.edu/dining/community/about.html.

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