UH Dining Services announced that plans are underway to convert the Java City in the University Center to Fair Trade coffee by fall 2009.
This conversion means that in the
fall all brewed coffee and espresso
drinks at the Java City will be
using Fair Trade Certified Coffee.
�This is part of the sustainability
efforts of UH Dining Services,� said
Geoff Herbert, UH Dining Services
Operations Director. �In addition to
Fair Trade coffee, we have
implemented tray-less dining and
pre-consumer composting in our
dining hall kitchens, partnered with
the university�s produce garden,
participated in RecycleMania,
celebrated Earth Day with special
menus, and developed a program to
encourage more students to eat in
the facilities instead of using
to-go containers.�
Annually approximately 30 percent of
the coffee purchased by the
University is Fair Trade certified
and there are four locations on
campus that only serve Fair Trade
coffee. These include the dining
halls at Oberholtzer Hall and Moody
Towers as well as Cougar Grounds and
Shasta�s Cones and More.
Additionally, Fair Trade Certified
coffee is also available at Einstein
Bros. Bagels in Philip Guthrie
Hoffman Hall, the C-Stores, the
Starbuck�s in the Bauer College of
Business and the Starbuck�s located
in the University Center Satellite.
�Dining Services continues to offer
solutions to the campus that reflect
the university�s commitment to
sustainability,� said Emily Messa,
assistant vice president for
university services, who heads the
Campus Sustainability Task Force.
�This department continues to raise
the sustainability bar for the rest
of the university.�
UH Dining Services announced that plans are underway to convert the Java City in the University Center to Fair Trade coffee by fall 2009.