REPORT: UNC ASHEVILLE DINING SERVICES
SERVING UP SUSTAINABILITY UNC Asheville Dining
NOURISH THE COMMUNITY
Sustainable Business Magazine speaks to Meghan Ibach, Sustainability Coordinator at UNC Asheville Dining Services, about sustainable campus dining, working with the local community, and sharing best practices. ‘Foodtopia’ is what residents and restaurateurs have christened the culinary scene in Asheville, North Carolina. This small city of under 90,000 people nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains has long been a tourist attraction for its arts, its architecture, and its hiking – but Asheville has also been recognized for several years for a com-
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mitment to locally-produced, sustainable food. So it’s natural that the local university, the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville), would also go above and beyond when it comes to food. It starts with fairness. “We received our Fair Trade certification in 2017,” explains Meghan Ibach, Sustainability Coordinator
