Credit: Jason Dichiara, Restaurant Associates
HMS Farm Tour Video
Edible Boston recently published a new piece in its Fall 2009 edition entitled "Healthy Food for a Health Care Community", which featured Restaurant Associates' sustainable dining initiative at Harvard Medical School (HMS).
“The seasonal menus feature over 90 percent local produce in peak summer months, much of which comes to the cafés through Red Tomato and their distributor, Dole & Bailey. Working with Red Tomato, a not-for-profit that helps family farms market their products to area consumers and businesses, was a natural fit for the program, says Jason [Dichiara of RA]. In addition to the convenience, Red Tomato works to promote each individual farm, another critical element of RA’s program at HMS.”
–Rebecca Hansen
In the article, Hansen outlines the many components of the sustainable dining program at HMS, including an on-site herb garden and CSA deliveries, weekly farmers markets during the growing season, and a menu featuring locally available meats and produce and sustainably-farmed seafood.
Read more from the Edible Boston article and watch the HMS Farm Tour Video that Restaurant Associates created in order to highlight the locally grown produce that is sold in its HMS cafeterias.
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The seasonal menus feature over 90 percent local produce in peak summer months, much of which comes to the [HMS] cafés through Red Tomato. 