Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.08
Liaison Andrew McMahan
Submission Date June 24, 2015
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.0

Central Carolina Community College
OP-7: Low Impact Dining

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.67 / 3.00 Gregg Hamm
Chef, Lead Instructor
Hospitality
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Percentage of total dining services food purchases comprised of conventionally produced animal products:
20

A brief description of the methodology used to track/inventory expenditures on animal products:

We only purchase conventionally produced products when unavailable from local farmers however we still implement our purchasing standards for those conventional foods


Does the institution offer diverse, complete-protein vegan dining options at all meals in at least one dining facility on campus?:
Yes

Does the institution provide labels and/or signage that distinguishes between vegan, vegetarian (not vegan), and other items?:
Yes

Are the vegan options accessible to all members of the campus community?:
Yes

A brief description of the vegan dining program, including availability, sample menus, signage and any promotional activities (e.g. “Meatless Mondays”):

The Natural Chef Cafe offers dining once or twice a week during the student training periods. Each meal includes a vegan option and is described on both the on line and cafe menus.


A brief description of other efforts the institution has made to reduce the impact of its animal-derived food purchases:

We source almost X % of our meat and dairy products from local farmers,


The website URL where information about the vegan dining program is available:
Annual dining services expenditures on food:
80,000 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on conventionally produced animal products:
4,000 US/Canadian $

Annual dining services expenditures on sustainably produced animal products:
28,000 US/Canadian $

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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