2. Bates College Dining Services1 Making the Farm Fresh Connection

3. Bates College Dining Services2 What’s in it for my Operation/ Who needs the extra Work Strengthens Community Relations Reduces Town/Gown perception Encourages a dialog between Dining Services and Customers Increases students involvement Allows for additional educational opportunity Freshest Product Available Increased awareness in healthy eating Increases Acceptability Rate It is the right thing to do

4. Bates College Dining Services3 Get Ready, Get Set... Grow!

5. Bates College Dining Services4 Plant the Seed

6. Bates College Dining Services5 Research local product availability Set your standards Look at menu make up Determine Level of Commitment *

7. Bates College Dining Services6 Bates Mission It is our mission to continue to maintain a sustainable program that promotes a healthy and safe environment for our community. We continuously strive to improve our efforts in environmental practices as well as supporting the community through local purchasing. It is our goal to provide environmental leadership to the food service industry as well as serve the freshest food available with quality being our primary focus.

8. Bates College Dining Services7 Approximately 22% of Dining Services weekly budget is spent on locally purchased items. This year an additional percentage of the food budget was earmarked specifically for purchases from Farm Fresh Connections.

9. Bates College Dining Services8 Bates Supports Local Economy Based on week ending January 19, 2002. One week of commodities purchased.

10. Bates College Dining Services9 Research local product availability Set your standards Look at menu make up Determine Level of Commitment Seek out local purveyors*

11. Bates College Dining Services10 Local Purveyors Belanger Farms Bonderson Farms Crossroad Farms Crown of Maine Farms Goranson Farm Greenwood Orchards Jillson Farm Libby Orchards Nezinscot Farms Ricker Hill farms The Turkey Farm Wolf Neck Farms Caldwell Farms Arnold Perlman 1-800- Crab-Man, Deschaines Oakhurst Borealis Bread Italian bakery Mailhot’s Sausage Cote’s Ice Cream Blackie’s Vegetables Country Kitchen Maine Shellfish Oakhurst Dairy Perkins Paper Sam’s Italian Bakery Dorothy Egg Farms Curran’s Plantasia Florals Capsawn Designs Uniform’s Plus Blanchette’s Ice Town & Country Foods Grant’s Bakery Axis Natural Foods Greenwood Orchards Micucci Foods Ricker Farms Capital Candy Crossroads Farms Associated Buyers Gendron’s Seafood Shaines of Maine Ice Cream

12. Bates College Dining Services11 Research local product availability Set your standards Look at menu make up Determine Level of Commitment Seek out local purveyors Form partnerships with other interested Constituents*

13. Bates College Dining Services12 Farm Fresh Connections Leon Hinckley Gary Girard Wayne Ricker Bowdoin College St. Mary’s Hospital CMMC Axis Foods

14. Bates College Dining Services13 Nurture the Seedling

15. Bates College Dining Services14  Pulling the Weeds - Getting rid of the glitches  Setting up the Farm Stand - Marketing  Training the Vine - Education *

16. Bates College Dining Services15 Hoeing the Row/ Educational Tools Web Site Incorporate in Curriculum for Credit Employment Opportunities for Students Signage On-site farm participation/ Special Events Adventures in Dining Earth Day FAC- Food Advisory Committee Continual two way education between Farmers and Dining*

17. Bates College Dining Services16 Untapped Market at Bates  Carrots – cut fresh  Potatoes – diced fresh  Russet Potatoes  Green Leaf  Romaine Lettuce  Mesclun Mix  Iceberg Lettuce  Tomatoes  Cucumbers  Jellies & Preserves  Raspberry  Strawberry  Grape  Apple  Orange Marmalade  Apples  Granny Smith  Golden Delicious  Red Delicious  Cider

18. Bates College Dining Services17 Pulling the Weeds-getting rid of the glitches Setting up the Farm Stand - Marketing Training the Vine - Education Fertilize the Field - Building Trust*

19. Bates College Dining Services18 Harvest the Crops

20. Bates College Dining Services19 Strengthens Community Relations Encourages a dialog between Dining Services and Customers Increases Acceptability Rate It is the right thing to do