Northwestern University
(
Evanston
IL
60208 )
- Contact Name:
- Paul Komelasky
- Contact Title:
- District Manager
- Telephone:
- () -
- E-Mail:
- paul.komelasky@sodexhousa.com
- Who was most responsible for initiating your farm-to-college program?
- Other, please specify:
- Are students actively involved in maintaining the program?
- no
- What role, if any, have cooperative extension agents or other agency/agricultural professionals played in the farm-to-college program?
- Resource/contact person
- Who runs/is primarily responsible for the farm-to-college program? (please choose primary person/group in charge)
- Dining/food services director/manager
- Where do the majority of your locally purchased farm products come from?
- Region-wide (e.g., Midwest, Pacific Northwest)
- What are the primary local farm products you purchase? (please list top 3-5 items)
- Other, please specify:
- Are any of these local food products organically grown?
- no
- no
- Who/where are local products purchased from?
- Distributor(s)
- Are local food products used in...
- Regular menus
- Was external funding or other resources (grants, equipment, etc.) used to...
- Not used
- What, if any, other environmental initiatives on your campus are connected with the farm-to-college program?
- Not used
- Are there any bidding requirements for purchasing local food?
- no
- no
- Do local products cost more on average?
- no
- no
- What do you see as the most significant barriers to starting or sustaining farm-to-college programs?
- Finding growers/local product supply
- Product quality
- What do you see as the most significant benefits from farm-to-college programs?
- Higher quality food
- Supporting local farmers, community and/or economy
- Is dining/food services:
- Contract-managed (please provide contractor name)
- Contract-managed (please provide contractor name)
- Total number of individual meals served daily in locations operated by dining/food services:
- Other, please specify:
- Other, please specify:
- Does food services use a (please choose most appropriate answer):
- Mixed plan
- Mixed plan