Sentences with phrase «local food initiatives»

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To date, O'Brien says that Earth Angel has diverted 3,000 tons of waste from landfills, donated 90 tons of material to local charities, donated 55,000 meals to shelters and food banks, avoided over a million single - use plastic water bottles, and prevented 6,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent by using recycled paper, limiting transportation emissions, and implementing «Meatless Monday» initiatives.

Foremost in their minds now is food security, something that the City of Davao has been proud of being the first with a local initiative in 2010 to pass the Organic Agriculture Ordinance ahead of Republic Act 10068 (Organic Agriculture Act of 2010) on the same year.

In a wide - ranging speech titled Why Australia must be responsible with agriculture, delivered at a business lunch today, David Farley called for the government to renegotiate indigenous land titles and pastoral leases, to establish an emergency food bank, in addition to a number of other initiatives to boost Australian food production and export to meet local and regional demands.

Initiatives include the Backpack Food Program where the foundation partners with local food banks and schools to provide knapsacks filled with nutritious, easy - to - prepare, nonperishable food for students who are at risk for hunger when free or - reduced price school lunches are unavailaFood Program where the foundation partners with local food banks and schools to provide knapsacks filled with nutritious, easy - to - prepare, nonperishable food for students who are at risk for hunger when free or - reduced price school lunches are unavailafood banks and schools to provide knapsacks filled with nutritious, easy - to - prepare, nonperishable food for students who are at risk for hunger when free or - reduced price school lunches are unavailafood for students who are at risk for hunger when free or - reduced price school lunches are unavailable.

Unidine's healthy fresh food initiatives include local, organic produce available for purchase in the New Milford Hospital cafeteria and a healing garden (above) on the hospital's loading dock.

At local level we can see initiatives like food sharing platform that redistribute the food from supermarkets in Germany to needed ones, which would be otherwise thrown away.

Terranea Resort embraces the vision of Destination Hotels environmental initiative, Destination Earth, in decreasing energy and water usage, reducing waste, increasing recycling and composting, and purchasing local and organic food and beverages when possible.

school food reform initiatives, including «Chefs Move to Schools,» a campaign to encourage chefs to adopt their local schools for cooking demonstrations and -LSB-...]

As schools continue to join this initiative, a growing network will allow costs of implementing local and sustainable foods to decrease.

The school district's efforts to buy better quality ingredients from local businesses fit in well with the city of Austin's Good Food Purchasing program, an initiative to harness the buying power of big institutions to benefit the local economy and support the city's sustainability goals.

Despite the federal funding for the American school lunch program, there are initiatives to get local (and state) grown food on the school lunch menus.

1999 — 2000 FRAC obtains federal, state, and local administrative initiatives in food stamps to reverse the caseload decline among eligible people and make the program accessible to low - income working families.

school food reform initiatives, including «Chefs Move to Schools,» a campaign to encourage chefs to adopt their local schools for cooking demonstrations and nutrition advice, and a school food recipe contest for kids.

In response to written questions, a Chicago Public Schools spokesman said that recent food service improvements include the elimination of trans fats and deep - fat fryers; a universal breakfast program aimed at reaching more students; a sliced - fruit pilot program in 31 schools featuring produce from farms within 150 miles of Chicago; and an initiative to serve local, frozen vegetables.

Previously, Karen worked at the intersection of urban planning and public health on local food access initiatives.

The council voted to encourage city agencies to buy local food that is grown, harvested or produced in New York State as part of Speaker Christine Quinn's Foodworks initiative.

It will allow Cornell Cooperative Extension to commission a feasibility study to help identify resources and specific data - based strategies for food distribution related to the development of a virtual food network to support a comprehensive local foods and farmer to consumer initiative.

Last year through the initiative, the Youth Bureau funded such community service projects as a bicycle giveaway for Utica children; making Christmas cards to send to veterans and service members; soliciting donations, collecting money and walking in Utica's version of America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, the Walk to end Alzheimer's and Making Strides to End Breast Cancer Walk; cleaning the yards of senior citizens; preparing food and serving meals at local food pantries; youth mentoring and tutoring and other community activities.

National Taste of Game Fortnight forms part of BASC's Game's On initiative which highlights the benefits of game meat as a local, wild and nutritious food and encourages people to enjoy the great taste of game.

The authors note that public health initiatives that could help make the overall environment healthier include restricting the sale of non-nutritious foods in and around schools; menu labeling and providing incentives for food stores to build outlets in local food deserts; creating safe spaces for physical activity that are monitored to reduce the likelihood of crime; and maintaining smoke - free restaurants and public spaces, among others.

Serving food at community sites and activities has had a welcome side effect — youth participation in existing initiatives, like summer reading programs at local libraries, has increased.

Taking part in community initiatives, including delivering demonstrations at Banbury Food Fair, supporting charity dinners and serving a meal for hundreds of people at Reading Town Meal, allows students to contribute to the local economy whilst creating ties for when they leave any of these colleges and go into the workplace.

Wales Library offers amnesty for late books if you bring a food donation — The «food for fines» initiative, which gives borrowers the opportunity to see their penalties disappear if they donate food, will run through March, in conjunction with local charity Donation Station.

The Institute at the Golden Gate's Food for the Parks initiative aims to expand the availability of nutritious, local, and sustainable fresh food to park visitors nationwFood for the Parks initiative aims to expand the availability of nutritious, local, and sustainable fresh food to park visitors nationwfood to park visitors nationwide.

Now, the Harewood Food and Drink Project has launched as a new collaborative initiative that partners with local makers to produce delicious, artisanal products using fresh ingredients found on the estate.

Forming a plant - animal - human trilogy with Edible Estates (est. 2005), a series of front - yard food gardens, and Animal Estates (est. 2008), initiatives for urban wildlife architecture, Domestic Integrities focuses on the interior environments of humans and the ways in which local resources are digested into their dwellings.

Establishing a plant - animal - people trilogy with the Edible Estates (est. 2005) series of front yard food gardens and the Animal Estates (est. 2008) initiatives for urban wildlife architecture, Domestic Integrities (est. 2012) turns its attention inward to local patterns and rituals of interior domestic landscapes and the way we use what we resourcefully find around us to artfully make ourselves at home.

With a mandate to support creative initiatives, Alserkal Avenue is known for supporting local talent and cultural projects: Quoz Arts Festival, the first free, community arts festival in the UAE, Galleries Night, a biannual feature on Dubai's art calendar; galleries and creative spaces simultaneously open their doors to the public, including live performances by local musicians; and Urban Market, a seasonal, daylong, outdoor festival to bring the community together, celebrating arts, food and creativity.

Like other urban farming initiatives, rooftop farms promote sustainable living by contributing to the local food production system and to recycling urban organic waste.

The United Nations Food Gardens initiative was developed from the premise that community food gardens can serve as an excellent source of local produce while also empowering communities to grow food in an increasingly urbanizing woFood Gardens initiative was developed from the premise that community food gardens can serve as an excellent source of local produce while also empowering communities to grow food in an increasingly urbanizing wofood gardens can serve as an excellent source of local produce while also empowering communities to grow food in an increasingly urbanizing wofood in an increasingly urbanizing world.

Our own special project on climate change and food security includes field - level reportage on local adaption initiatives in Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, and Zimbabwe.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local valFOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local valfood and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

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The key to his initiative is sustainability at the local level — whether it's to do with food, transport, building materials or energy resources.

Northern CA initiative to reduce food waste while promoting local ag and good nutrition http://cropmobster.com

From planting nut trees for food security to launching local currencies, Transition Initiatives are promoting real,

Topics covered include everything from local food festivals to potential civil unrest in the face of rising fuel prices to urban community gardening to supermarket's phoney «local» food initiatives - click below the fold for parts two, three and four.

But in coupling community design initiatives like Canstruction with other food security and local urban planning programs (like rescuing food «waste», permablitzes, community and roof gardens), it could be a multi-pronged and creative way to tackle hunger, poverty and sustainable food issues in our cities, starting with one can.

This is an initiative that grew out of a series of local food roundtable discussions.

Oversaw all safety food handling initiatives, inventory and stock controls, procurement, and complied with all local and state level regulations.

Systematically tasted and smelled all prepared dishes, and observed color, texture and garnishes.Implemented and supported company initiatives and programs.Consistently kept a clean and safe environment by adhering to all federal, state and local sanitation and safety requirements.Followed proper food handling methods and maintained correct temperature of all food products.Consistently produced exceptional menu items that regularly garnered diners» praise.Quickly and courteously resolved all guest problems and complaints.Prepared healthy, enjoyable breakfasts and dinners for diners.Conducted daily inspections and maintained food sanitation and kitchen equipment safety reports.Enforced appropriate work - flow and quality controls for food quality and temperature.Prepared for each shift by placing a clean cutting board and utensil bath at workstation.Displayed a positive and friendly attitude towards customers and fellow team members.Diligently enforced proper sanitation practices to prevent the spoiling or contamination of foods.Persistently strove for continual improvement and worked cooperatively as a team member.Correctly and safely operated all kitchen equipment in accordance with set guidelines.Consistently verified that kitchen staff followed all recipes and portioned serving guidelines correctly.Actively participated in staff meetings and operated as an effective management team leader.

Professional Experience American Red Cross (Douglasville, GA) 11/2007 — Present Communications Manager • Lead the strategic direction and implementation of all public relations and communication functions to achieve American Red Cross Blood Services collection goals and organizational objectives • Collaborate with Chapter counterparts to promote a singular American Red Cross image and messaging throughout the state • Develop viable communications plan to assure effective community awareness of critical need for donations • Produce market communications and develop media outreach initiatives, including press releases, media inquiries, and special project updates, to ensure image and brand consistency • Author and edit scripts, presentations, and speeches for use by senior - level organization executives • Establish partnership within the community to enhance awareness of the blood donation program while leveraging key relationships with local - and state - level media professionals • Develop and implement an annual public relations and communications budget to ensure self - sufficiency and utilize financial resources in an efficient manner • Execute and supervise all staff - related functions including hiring, training, evaluation, and career development to create a well - qualified team and enhance operational success • Plan and implement employee award and recognition programs to honor milestone achievements, customer service excellence, and the accomplishment of national initiatives • Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures, Safety Quality Identity Potency Purity (SQUIPP), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and all other applicable federal, state, and local entities

Always involved in the annual North Okanagan Food Bank Drive, Miller also regularly organizes his own initiatives to raise food for the local food bFood Bank Drive, Miller also regularly organizes his own initiatives to raise food for the local food bfood for the local food bfood bank.

She has created Realtor - funded local initiatives such as a shelter fund and a program that collects weekly donations from Realtors for the local food bank.

Ginter is a volunteer with the local food bank and devotes much of his time to search and rescue initiatives.

Among other initiatives, the Niagara association went paperless at their board office, participated in Realty Watch and supported local food banks.