At BGP we are excited for the planning and evaluation months to come while students are on summer break. In part, we will be reviewing the equipment inventory to identify cafeteria needs for scratch cooking. See what equipment you might want to consider on THIS LIST we developed.
This month the 'Aina Pono team led by Lt. Governor Chin met with Senator Hirono at Mililiani High School to share the progress made on getting more nutritious, scratch-cooked food in school meals. Read about her visit HERE . Beyond Green Partners is honored to work alongside team 'Aina Pono, a collaborative public-private partnership between School Food Services Branch/Hawaii Department of Education, the Lieutenant Governor's office, and the Kohala Center to increase the local agricultural economy and connect children to the food system.
Learn how to Conduct a Food Waste Audit for Your Foodservice Operation.
Beyond Green Partners developed a manual and tools for tracking waste from the kitchen and the cafeteria dining room.
The money to cook local food from scratch comes from reducing plate waste and overproduction which averages 30% in most cafeterias.
We loved seeing long time friends and making new ones at the Green Schools Conference & Expo in Denver. A giant thank you to all the people who worked hard to make the event such a success. We are grateful to learn from the best and brightest dedicating their lives to the sustainability of our schools and future.