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Sustainable Inspiration

Sustainable Inspiration. Restaurant Industry and a Sustainable World. Urban Agriculture Moto Restaurant, Chicago. Chef Homaro Cantu Stresses the importance of foraging and growing your own food.

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Sustainable Inspiration

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  1. Sustainable Inspiration Restaurant Industry and a Sustainable World

  2. Urban AgricultureMoto Restaurant, Chicago • Chef Homaro Cantu • Stresses the importance of foraging and growing your own food. • At Moto there is a vertical garden that actually grows most all of the micro greens and herbs for the restaurant. • Chef is working with the government revolutionize the MRE (meals ready eat) system. http://www.motorestaurant.com/

  3. Urban AgricultureMarkethouse, Chicago • Rooftop Garden (2009) • Orders seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Mansfield, Missouri • Hosts cocktail hours on roof. Infuses drinks with herbs for cocktails. • Performs cooking classes with local students using ingredients. • Composts with local non-profit organization The Resource Center, • composting more than twenty tons of Chicago restaurant and cooking-school food waste every week, picks up food waste for a small fee http://markethousechicago.com/

  4. Waste ReductionSt. John Medical Center, Tulsa, OK (600 Bed Acute Care Hospital ) • Developed program to reduce use of foam disposables generating $120,000 a year in savings. • Goal reduce foodservice retail trash volume by 75%. • Formed a Green Team in charge of implementing green practices in the workplace. • Recycling program included: batteries, electronics, etc. 2011, recycled over 35,000 lbs of cardboard, 141,000 lbs of paper and 2,200 lbs of rechargeable batteries. • Foam containers: 15 cases of 3 compartment containers @ $90,000. • Asked customers to bring their own coffee mugs. • $.10 discount on cold beverages purchased on cold beverages for pre-approved re-usuable mugs and bottles. • Signage and table tents created to inform customers of changes. • Combined trash disposal costs total about $120,000 a year.

  5. HOMEWORK WEEK 9Write a Sustainability Change Essay. Due week 10. Sustainability For a long time the Earth was seen as an unlimited source of materials that humans could use to survive. Preservation, protection, and sustainability were words that were not even used in conjunction with the environment. Only within the last fifty years or so have we come to realize that the Earth’s natural resources are not going to last forever. In order to survive, we must develop alternatives to the natural resources normally used for fuels and make the best use of land that we possibly can. After learning about different topics of domestication and cultivation, write an essay that discusses how you would make sustainable changes as a restaurant manager. TOPICS • Agriculture • Urban Farming/Window Farming • Aquafarming • Oceans/Seas • The Dairy System • Recycling/Waste Essay Requirements Write a 5 paragraph essay on any of the subjects above. Paragraph 1: Introduction of the selected topic, Paragraph 2: Discuss problems with the current system. Paragraph 3: Suggest alternatives or better practices for the current system. Paragraph 4: How would you change your ordering approach as a manager to create sustainable means of purchasing for food and beverage items? Paragraph 5: Closing Summary. Include a source page using MLA format using the resources page.

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