Soka University of America
(
Aliso Viejo
CA
92656 )
- Contact Name:
- Jesse Guthery
- Contact Title:
- General Manager
- Telephone:
- (949) 480-4087
- E-Mail:
- jguthery@cafebonappetit.com
- Who was most responsible for initiating your farm-to-college program?
- Dining/food services personnel
- In what year did the program begin?
- Other, please specify:
- Are students actively involved in maintaining the program?
- no
- Who runs/is primarily responsible for the farm-to-college program? (please choose primary person/group in charge)
- Other dining/food services staff member
- Where do the majority of your locally purchased farm products come from?
- 50-200 miles
- Are any of these local food products organically grown?
- yes
- yes
- Who/where are local products purchased from?
- Distributor(s)
- Are local food products used in...
- Regular menus
- Special events
- Do local products cost more on average?
- yes
- yes
- If yes, how do you manage the higher price?
- Other, please specify:
- What do you see as the most significant barriers to starting or sustaining farm-to-college programs?
- Finding growers/local product supply
- What do you see as the most significant benefits from farm-to-college programs?
- Higher quality food
- Meeting desire and demand from customers
- Supporting local farmers, community and/or economy
- What strategies, if any, do you recommend for making farm-to-college programs work?
- Do lots of research before starting
- 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):
- Meal (board) plan
- Meal (board) plan