Health, Nutritional and Social Aspects of Urban Agriculture

1. SPRING 2014
UPDATE
Centra Nutrition Group

2. GARDEN PLANS & WEB ADDRESS
http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews.
com/garden-plan.aspx?p=361577
http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews.
com/garden-plan.aspx?p=475405

3. http://gardenplanner.motherearthnews
.com/garden-plan.aspx?p=475406

5. What is an Eco-tainer?
• Enviro-friendly food container
• Re-usable
• Dishwasher safe
• Microwave safe
• #5 on recycling chart

6. What is the process with the eco-
tainer?
• Employees pay an annual membership fee of $5
• They receive an ECO-EXPRESS membership card
• They are given a clean eco-tainer at each visit (LGH,
VBH and Southside cafes)
• They show their card to the cashier
• They return the container to the tray return at their
next visit.

7. ADDITIONAL REDUCTIONS
WITH STYROFOAM USE
TRIAL PRODUCT FOR VBH CAFE ITEMS TO BE USED AT VBH GRILL

8. WHY WE ARE CHANGING TO THESE
ITEMS IN THE VBH CAFE
1. COST
• In 12 months VBH gave away 28,939 32oz Styrofoam
cups and 67,572 20oz cups. The cost of the 32oz
cups was $1,446.95 and $2,702.88 for the 20oz cups.
At these cost we could buy 624 - 32oz plastic
tumblers and 1,434 - 20oz plastic tumbles.
2. TO BECOME MORE ENVIROMENTLY
RESPONSIBLE.
• It takes Styrofoam: 1+ million years to decompose.
3. DEVELOP MORE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.
• Sustainable practices are practices that meet the
needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs

9. Locally Made Home Style Breads & Sub Rolls from Lorraine’s Bakery
Panini Bread
Cranberry/Raisin/ Almond Bread
Sub Rolls