Hello,
I am new to this listserv and have been working with the San Francisco Department of Public Health- Environmental Health Green Programs to develop a program doing outreach to local restaurants to encourage better environmental compliance and to hook them up with free city services (water and energy conservation audits, composting programs, etc.). I am also promoting the San Francisco Green Business Program and encouraging retaurants to become certified. Right now I am gauging interest in the program's services and also collecting data on restaurant owner's interest in donating their kitchen grease to be converted into bio-diesel. I am interested in kicking off a few outreach campaigns to smaller groups of restaurants. So far I have focused on one neighborhood and tried different approaches: phone calling, going in person. I am working on a letter to send to a group of restaurants and wanting to see how they react to a mailing as well. We are working on other materials, website content, and ideas about a workshop. Has anyone developed a similar program in their community to help restaurants be more green? If you have any leads, contacts, materials, or info please let me know. You can reach me via email at anita.o'[email protected] and you can also call me directly at 415-252-3813. I would appreciate any and all feedback.
Thank you!
- Anita O'Shea
Green Programs Associate
San Francisco City & County
Department of Public Health
Environmental Health Section
Any Outreach Programs to Green Restaurants in your Community?
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We have a Green Table network here in Vancouver, BC - check out http://www.greentable.net/
Cheers,
Wendy Avis
Strategic Advisor
604.666-8140
Sustainability Division
Pacific & Yukon Region
Environment Canada
201-401 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 3S5
Hi Anita,
I've spoken with Rachael at the Green Restaurant Association several times; they've developed green restaurant standards and resources that might help the process along. Her contact info is below.
Hope this helps,
Dave Rachael Garrett
Environmental Consultant
Green Restaurant Association
89 South Street, Suite LL02
Boston, MA 02111
(619) 233-4663
(702) 993-9877
FAX [email protected]
http://www.dinegreen.com/
Dave Michaels Ecoprint
Environmentally Responsible Printing & Integrated Services
100% Wind Powered AND Carbon Neutral!
301-585-7077
301-585-4899
FAX www.ecoprint.com
[email protected]
Hi Anita-
You may be interested in the Green Restaurants Association. There has been some good media coverage (NY Times, NPR, etc.) lately on this group. It's a non-profit (US based) and seeks to certify restaurants that meet certain green criteria. Take a look at their website: http://www.dinegreen.com/
Good luck!
Courtney Forrester
Solid Waste Manager
Newton Department of Public Works
617/796.1499
http://www.ci.newton.ma.us/dpw/recycling
Materials have been developed by Encompass Sustainability for Sustainability Victoria for the Catering Sector in reducing waste impacts. See link below http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/1248-waste-wise-catering.asp
Regards,
Monica
Encompass Sustainability
Monica Vandenberg
T: 03 9013 1704
M: 0417 336 302
F: 03 9376 8655
20 Bryant Street,
Flemington, Victoria 3031
[email protected]
We're running a network to encourage sustainable tourism in all its forms here in Cornwall in the UK...and that includes food and restaurants in a big way. The network itself is a great way of reaching people...we've got about 500 plus businesses and 400 plus other stakeholders involved...and we build events round that network. Next event - "Fish n Tips" - sustainable fish consumption for food retailers and providers...booking is going well! If you want to see out website - www.coastproject.co.uk
Good luck!
Manda Brookman
Director CoaST: Cornwall Sustainable Tourism Project
Penstraze Business Centre,
Truro, Cornwall, UK TR4 8HY
t: 01872 562 057/0845 203 7070
f: 01872 560 450
m: 07816 061 780
w: www.coastproject.co.uk
In Olympia, WA The Mark http://www.themarkolympia.com/ is using sustainable practices ... They are part of a international movement called Slow Food. Below are links to Slow Food (International, US, and CA web site).
http://www.slowfood.com/ global
http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ USA
http://www.slowfoodsanfrancisco.com/ CA
Xanterra http://www.xanterra.com/ runs many national parks using sustainable practices and many facilities host green food service. A few others green food sites:
http://www.dinegreen.com/book.asp
http://www.colby.edu/green/dining.htm
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/biblio/0304005.html http://www.ecy.wa.gov/mercury/hospitals/download/17%20-%20Solid%20Waste% 20Reduction%20in%20Food%20Services_Gummer.pdf
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/beyondwaste/
One of the biggest Wa State Parks is Fort Worden. See articles below on sustainability practices in lodging.
http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=16954&SectionID=36&S ubSectionID=&S=1
http://marriott.com/marriott.mi?page=environmentalInitiatives
Fort Worden also does some composting http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0607001.pdf this story is a year old, and now we have a much larger unit. The biggest composting project I have seen is at http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs/0507031.pdf the WA States Dept of Ecology's HQ in Olympia - they are composting in a big way!
Hope this matches your needs and request!
Billie-Gwen Russell
Sustainability Coordinator
Wa State Parks
360 902-8541
Hi Anita,
There's also Thimmakka, right here in the Bay Area... they have a program certifying green restaurants in Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, San Jose and San Francisco. http://www.thimmakka.org/Activities/GSAR.htm Given some of the similarities in your programs, they might be good partners, though I've never worked with them so it's hard to say.
More contact info:
2124 Kittredge St, PMB
139 Berkeley CA 94704
Phone: 510.655.5566
email: [email protected]
Listserv: www.yahoogroups.com/group/thimmakka
Cheers,
Elizabeth U
BALLE
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies
415.255.1108
[email protected]
www.livingeconomies.org