Leaders in sustainability
We're serious about sustainability and strive to continually protect and provide for our planet. Since 2007, we've been a leader in implementing the pre and post-consumer food waste programs.
This postioned us as a leader and to serve as a valuable model for other institutions, including restaurants and grocery stores in Johnson County. Below are some of the many ways we make a commitment to sustainability.
We reclaim our water
Our food pulpers reclaim and save 2.25 million gallons of water per year.
We purchase local
We work with over 20 local Iowa farmers, orchardists, growers, and vendors to purchase local foods to provide fresher, better-tasting foods and limit our environmental impact by reducing transportation distance. Local to us means that a product or ingredient is grown or produced within a 250 mile radius from Iowa City, Iowa. Additionally, the majority of our dairy products are produced locally.
Our vendors include:
We have trayless market places
Our market places are trayless to decrease food waste, water, and energy usage.
We compost
We compost approximately 450,000 pounds of food scraps per year.