Comments on: Sustainable Dining at Colby http://www.aashe.org/blog/campus-operations/food/sustainable-dining-at-colby Ideas and commentary from the campus sustainability community Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:12:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jane http://www.aashe.org/blog/campus-operations/food/sustainable-dining-at-colby#comment-12 Jane Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:00:03 +0000 http://www.aashe.net/staffblog/?p=47#comment-12 Why not do a little of both? That seems like the way to have the biggest impact. Direct purchasing from local farmers while also pushing the big distributors to buy from local farmers. Why not do a little of both? That seems like the way to have the biggest impact. Direct purchasing from local farmers while also pushing the big distributors to buy from local farmers.

]]> By: Sam http://www.aashe.org/blog/campus-operations/food/sustainable-dining-at-colby#comment-7 Sam Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:47:51 +0000 http://www.aashe.net/staffblog/?p=47#comment-7 Surprisingly, I think the desire for a large distributer can come from both sides. When I was at Duke, it was rumored that a local dairy declined to supply Duke because they wanted to be selling to a distributor who would always take everything they had available. That allowed them to run at the size and pace they wanted. It also meant they didn't have to try and accommodate the fluctuations in demand that come with the school calendar. Surprisingly, I think the desire for a large distributer can come from both sides.

When I was at Duke, it was rumored that a local dairy declined to supply Duke because they wanted to be selling to a distributor who would always take everything they had available. That allowed them to run at the size and pace they wanted. It also meant they didn’t have to try and accommodate the fluctuations in demand that come with the school calendar.

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