Marymount College
( Rancho Palos Verdes CA 60275 )
Contact Name:
Donna Novotney
Contact Title:
General Manager
Telephone:
(310) 377-9433
E-Mail:
dnovotney@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
What role, if any, have cooperative extension agents or other agency/agricultural professionals played in the farm-to-college program?

Not Involved
What role, if any, would be useful for cooperative extension agents or other agency/agricultural professionals to play in the farm-to-college program?

Facilitator for certain program components

Resource/contact person

Stimulating interest and/or disseminating information (i.e., outreach)
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?

50-200 miles
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

Have you used any of the following to promote the program or enhance its educational value?

Information in dining locations about the program

Special events (eg., local foods dinner)
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?

yes

yes
If yes, how do you manage the higher price?

Reduce costs elsewhere to make up the difference
What do you see as the most significant barriers to starting or sustaining farm-to-college programs?

Finding growers/local product supply

Product price
What do you see as the most significant benefits from farm-to-college programs?

Good for school and/or company public relations

Supporting local farmers, community and/or economy
Of the following policy issues, please choose up to two, if any, that you believe would provide the most significant support for farm-to-college programs:

Grants/subsidies to help dining/food services offset extra costs

Federal and state policies providing incentives to state institutions for purchasing locally grown products
What strategies, if any, do you recommend for making farm-to-college programs work?

Build positive relationships among key players (such as dining/food services, farmers, faculty/staff, and students)

Form a supportive planning committee representative of key players

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