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Local, Sustainable, Fresh: The UNH Dairy Bar Gets a Makeover |
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Under the mantra “Local - Sustainable - Fresh,” UNH Hospitality Services (UHS) is revamping the UNH Dairy Bar to feature local foods, a nutritious and delicious menu, and sustainable operations. Tentatively scheduled to open in May, Dairy Bar highlights will include:
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“We are working on partnerships with the Organic Gardening Club and the College of Life Sciences and Agriculture (COLSA) to grow fresh produce for the Dairy Bar,” adds Rick MacDonald, assistant director of UHS Support Services. “The menu was developed by Ralph Coughenour, UNH Dining Director of Culinary Services, with much help from a team of dietetic interns from COLSA. A team of professors from Animal and Nutritional Sciences served as consultants to the project. The goal was to create a healthy, nutritious and delicious menu.” UNH Hospitality Services is committed to sustainability under its Local Harvest Initiative. To learn more, visit Dining's website. |
Did You Know?The Dairy Bar’s renovation is part of a $1 million effort to restore the on-campus train station and expand facilities to include intercity bus capacity, indoor waiting areas, and historic transportation displays. |
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As part of its Local Harvest Initiative, UNH Dining is going trayless on Tuesdays in all the dining halls! “Take what you want, but eat what you take” -- forego a tray and avoid throwing food away unnecessarily. |
April & May UNH Seminar Series "Farming For The Future" UNH Durham campus Free & open to all Contact: Call 862-3757 or visit organicdairy.unh.edu. |
April 18 - 26 UNH Undergraduate Research Conference Come experience a wide array of events and world-class student research, much of which is focused on sustainability! Contact: Visit www.unh.edu/urc/. |
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April 21 - 25 Join SEAC, the Ecological Advocates, and other students for fun “green” activities all week long! Contact: Visit www.unh.edu/etf/challenge.html. |
April 27 Solarfest! UNH Durham campus Green fun in the sun with music, food, and more! Contact: Matt Conlin of SEAC |
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May 15 NHBSR 5th Annual Spring Conference: "Making Cents of Corporate Social Responsibility" 8 AM to 4 PM Wayfarer Inn in Bedford, NH Contact: NHBSR Executive Director, Molly Hodgson Smith, (603) 391-8471. Visit the NHBSR website to register. |
June 20 - 21 Kingsbury Hall, UNH Durham Come learn about energy technologies, research, policy, and more! Contact: Dr. Gordon Kraft, (603) 862-1318 |
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Since 1997, the University Office of Sustainability -- the oldest endowed sustainability program in higher education in the U.S. -- has been transforming UNH into a sustainable learning community: a land grant, sea grant, and space grant university that unites the spirit of discovery with the challenge of sustainability across its curriculum, operations, research and engagement (CORE) through four initiatives designed around four foundational systems of sustainability -- biodiversity, climate, food, and culture. A spirit of discovery. A small, New England liberal arts college feel. A top-tier university with research in climate science, sustainable energy and engineering, sustainable agriculture and food systems, marine science, natural resources, public health, nutrition, and more. A dedication to community, citizen engagement, diversity, cultural and natural resources, and public arts. Discover sustainability at UNH. UNH University Office of Sustainability 107 Nesmith Hall, 131 Main Street Durham, NH 03824 USA 603.862.4088. 603.862.0785 fax |
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Stephen Pesci Project Director, Campus Planning |
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Why is transportation planning an important piece of sustainability? We all utilize the transportation system everyday – even if just walking to campus. The options available to us and our subsequent choices have a dramatic impact on energy consumption, emissions, the environment, and even the built landscape we create. After housing and food, transportation is the next biggest cost and energy impact choice for most households. The best communities provide the freedom of cost-effective transportation choices. UNH is special because we work as a community to find creative ways to provide mobility choices for people without the exclusive need for the private car. By doing so, we demonstrate cleaner and better ways to get around. I like to think that’s a win for the environment, our campus, our transportation budgets, the region, and even our individual health. How can faculty,staff, students, and area community members be a part of sustainable transportation at UNH? By continuing to take advantage of the transportation options that Durham and the region are lucky enough to have. For a small urban area, we have great options – whether for biking, walking or taking the bus and train. As a community we need to keep raising the bar and demonstrating our support for these investments. |
We’ve given people choices to save energy, emissions, and money at the same time. The campus we build looks distinctly different than most places: we can do that because of our transit and walkable development pattern. Next time you are walking to your office or class from that bus stop, rail station, or parking lot enjoy the scenery of our campus. Finally, get mobile - on a bus, train, or bike! What motivates you personally to be involved in sustainability? Sustainability is an overarching mindset that has allowed me to stay in transportation and planning and not be too much of a geek! Transportation systems are really just a means of access to the more important settings we’re in – the community – the region – the globe. I guess it allows me to reconcile myself as explorer, citizen and advocate. Learn more about sustainable transportation efforts at UNH! -------------------------------- Discover sustainability through our new blogJoin our office and writers from UNH Communications & Marketing as we write about discovering sustainability through the example of UNH! Check out our new blog “Discover(ing) Sustainability” at www.discoversustainability.org. |
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