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Category Archives: Food
Food Systems & Resilience: the Vermont Farm to Plate Initiative
by Michelle Giles for SUST 350 Food is an interesting topic. It is not at all unique, since we all eat. And yet, no two people assign food and particular dishes the same value. We may be the only species … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Courses, Economics, Education, Food, Resilience, Students, Sustainability, Waste
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Cultivating Roosevelt’s Schaumburg Campus: SUST Senior Sarah Tag Reports on Her Summer Internship at RU
During the summer of 2015, several Roosevelt University students majoring in Sustainability Studies have been doing internships or pursuing study abroad opportunities in various locales around the world, from Chicago to Hawaii and from Schaumburg to Scandinavia. We’ve invited them to write up reports from … Continue reading
Going Green with the Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition
by Robert Green for SUST 240 The Green Chicago Restaurant Coalition (GCRC) is an organization that aims to reduce the environmental footprint of the foodservice industry in Chicago. GCRC provides educational assistance and support to restaurants and other foodservice operations throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chicago, Economics, Food, Green Design, Students, Sustainability, Waste
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Consider the Burger
by Adriana Fernandez for SUST 240 How many of us have said the words, “Can I have a cheeseburger everything on it and an order of fries?” And then thought to yourself, “These fast food companies are getting rich at my … Continue reading
Waste and the Single (K) Cup
by Sarah Tag for SUST 240 If you are a coffee drinker, you almost certainly know what Keurig machines are: single-serve coffee brewing systems produced for home and commercial use. They function using small, air-tight plastic containers, called K-cups, that are … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Food, News, Recycling, Students, Sustainability, Waste
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Plots Still Available for the RU Community Garden at the Schaumburg Campus!
Roosevelt University’s Physical Resources Department is coordinating the Schaumburg campus’ RUrbanPioneer Community Garden for the 2015 growing season. This is the garden’s fourth year and its leadership team, led by senior SUST major and Environmental Sustainability Associate Mary Rasic, is excited to get … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Food, Gardening, Roosevelt, Schaumburg, Schaumburg Campus, Students, Sustainability
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Setting a Sustainable Example: Local Businesses Strive to Reduce Food Waste
by Michelle Trispel for SUST 240 In an average American trash can, one is likely to find a combination of two things: food and packaging. When mixed together, these otherwise useful materials become trash. “Together, food and packaging/containers account for almost … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chicago, Food, Recycling, Students, Sustainability, Waste
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Zero Percent: A Great Solution for “Wasted” Food to Hungry People
by Lindsey Sharp for SUST 240 During the final year of his PhD studies, Rajesh Karmani discovered something unsettling. A native of Pakistan, Karmani was no stranger to food issues and starvation, but as a student in the more affluent Midwestern … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago, Ethics, Food, Social Justice, Students, Sustainability, Waste
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Plots Available for the RU Community Garden at the Schaumburg Campus!
Roosevelt University’s Physical Resources Department is coordinating the Schaumburg campus’ RUrbanPioneer Community Garden for the 2015 growing season. This is the garden’s fourth year and its leadership team, led by senior SUST major and Environmental Sustainability Associate Mary Rasic, is excited to get … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Food, Gardening, Roosevelt, Schaumburg, Schaumburg Campus, Students, Sustainability
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Go from Farm to Table at Volkening Heritage Farm in Schaumburg
A new Farm to Table Cooking Series from the Schaumburg Park District teaches participants new recipes. The first in a series of four classes will be from 10 a.m. to noon, Feb. 21 at Volkening Heritage Farm at Spring Valley, 201 … Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Events, Food, Gardening, Parklands, Schaumburg, Sustainability
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Schaumburg's Sustainable Future 