主要研究 今天

主要研究 became one of only two universities in the country to have all of its dining halls achieve a four-star rating from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) following a recertification process this year, as both Holloway Commons and Philbrook Dining Hall earned the organization’s highest ranking available.

Each had previously held a three-star rating but for the first time cleared the 300-point requirement necessary to attain four stars under the GRA evaluation, 在几个类别中关注环境的可持续性. 主要研究餐饮和Dairy Bar也都获得了三星评级.

Holloway Commons and Philbrook Hall are the only four-star certified GRA restaurants in the state of New Hampshire.

“Sustainability at 主要研究 is a shared ethos that knits our community together in everything that we do. 主要研究 Hospitality has been a bright spot in our sustainability work for the last 25 years and this four-star recognition is so well deserved,汤姆·凯利说, chief sustainability officer and executive director of the 主要研究 可持续发展研究所. “While many campuses rely on large corporate 食物 companies to run their dining operations, 主要研究拥有一支令人难以置信的团队，他们孜孜不倦地工作, 经常在幕后, 所以很高兴看到他们得到这样的认可. 他们的努力不仅提供了健康, 美味的, 为整个联合国大学社区提供可持续的当地食物, but also supports local farmers and fishers and 食物 businesses and contributes to our top tier national ranking in sustainability.”

Restaurants are evaluated by the GRA on their sustainable practices in energy, 水, 浪费, 可重复使用的和一次性的, 化学品和污染, 食物, 建筑和家具，教育和透明度. 菲尔布鲁克得到了343分.49人，Holloway Commons获得324人.73.

乳制品吧和餐饮获得了224分.27和214.86, respectively, comfortably clearing the 175-point threshold necessary for a three-star rating.

There were several key areas of focus that helped all of the 主要研究 locations earn their high ranking from the GRA – none of them uses any polystyrene foam products, all have a comprehensive recycling program and all take steps to reduce energy and 水 usage.

“This achievement signifies our efforts to provide the best sustainable practices and insights – from energy use, 废物管理, 可持续的本地食物采购, 可持续耐用品和建筑材料, 油的回收和更多,莫林·卡特说, 菲尔布鲁克的总经理. “And through this program we have proven that we and our campus community can be proud knowing that we are all part of reducing our carbon footprint.”

Carter noted that 主要研究’s annual local harvest dinner sources everything 在校园方圆100英里的范围内 and that Dining Services works with dietetic interns to highlight 食物 浪费 awareness and showcase its composting program, 哪些堆肥超过200个,每年生产1000磅食物.

3人以上,每年从主要研究的农场采购1000磅食物, and in the past few years Philbrook has started a microgreen growing program to highlight nutritional usage while partnering with the university’s Farm to 主要研究 program, 学生在哪里学习成长, 收获, 储存和准备蔬菜.

希瑟Lascelle, 霍洛威广场的总经理, 指出了与主要研究的金曼农场合作的堆肥项目, through which student plate 浪费 is pulped into compost and delivered to the farm to support 主要研究 crops – which, 反过来, 从农场生产新鲜农产品供食堂使用. 菲尔布鲁克的食物垃圾, 霍洛威公地和纪念联合大厦(MUB), 以及选择宿舍和公寓, 被送到金曼农场.

She also touted the reusable take-out program, which doesn’t utilize disposables.

“All of these ‘little’ big things add up in the grand scheme of things to promote sustainability,拉塞尔说. “这一认可充分体现了我们对可持续发展的承诺, to not only serve nutritious and highly acceptable menu variety to our students, 但要成为一个综合性的国家领导者, 可持续餐饮计划. 这表明我们对环境是多么负责任, 以及我们对学生未来的承诺, 社区与地球.”