Purchasing Organic or

Sustainable Foods
Mahtab Aminmansour
Maggie Chen
Caitlin Heffley
Oi Yi Chan

Definitions
Sustainable - makes the most efficient use
of non-renewable resources.
Local - within 200 mile radius.

Definitions
Organic - labeling term for food produced
without the use of pesticides and fertilizers with
synthetic ingredients.
USDA National Organic Program (NOP) - set
national standards for the production, handling,
and processing of organically grown agricultural
products.

Organic Food and UC Davis

UC Davis Dining Services is committed to offering

organic products throughout the academic year.
The organic options include:

Certified Organic Fruits

Cornflakes
Organic options in C-store
House-made tomato sauce
Locally grown, organic rices ...and more.

Strategies Pros
Partner with Next Generation Foods
Partner with local vendors to provide high
quality, locally grown and sustainably
produced foods.
Reduce reliance on imported goods
Boost local economy
Improve satisfaction and positive image.

Strategies Cons
More expensive to provide these organic
foods with already rising food costs.
Limited food choices because only certain
areas grow certain types of foods.

Reference to UC System Policy

20% Sustainable foods by 2020.
Since 2009, UC has shifted 21% of its
residential dining food purchases, 23% of its
medical center food purchases, and 17% of
its retail food purchases to sustainable foods.

Reference to UC Davis Campus

Over the 2012/2013 fiscal year, 20.83% of
Dining Services food purchases - just under
$2 million - were locally grown and/or
sustainably produced.

Reference to Other Sources

health care industry spent $12 billion on
food procurement
25% of hospitals in CA changing to
sustainable purchasing
62% of surveyed hospitals buy organic food
78% have sustainable meat purchasing
commitment

Works Cited
One-Quarter of CA Hospitals Are Committed to Sustainable Food as Center of Healing Mission | Health Care Without Harm. (n.d.). One-Quarter of CA Hospitals Are Committed to Sustainable
Food as Center of Healing Mission | Health Care Without Harm. Retrieved October 26, 2014, from
https://noharm-uscanada.org/articles/press-release/us-canada/one-quarter-ca-hospitals-are-committed-sustainable-food-center
Organic Production and Organic Food: Information Access Tools. (n.d.). Organic Production and Organic Food: Information Access Tools. Retrieved October 24, 2014, from
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/ofp/ofp.shtml
Rehabilitating hospital food: aiming for healthy, sustainable and savory - Food and Environment Reporting Network. (n.d.). Food and Environment Reporting Network. Retrieved October 26,
2014, from http://thefern.org/2014/06/rehabilitating-hospital-food-aiming-healthy-sustainable-savory/
Sustainable Foodservice Progress Report 2013. Compiled by: UC Davis Dining Services. (n.d.). Sustainable Foodservice Progress Report 2013. Compiled by: UC Davis Dining Services.
Retrieved October 26, 2014, from http://dining.ucdavis.edu/documents/UCDavisSustainableFoodserviceProgressReport-2013.pdf
UC Davis Dining Services Sustainable Agriculture . (n.d.). UC Davis Dining Services Sustainable Agriculture. Retrieved October 26, 2014, from http://dining.ucdavis.edu/sus-agriculture.html
University of California ANNUAL REPORT ON SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES 2013. (n.d.). University of California ANNUAL REPORT ON SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES 2013. Retrieved
October 26, 2014, from http://dev.beta.ucop.edu/sustainability/_files/annual-sustainability-report2013.pdf

Group Discussion