Sustainability Initiatives

We don’t just talk about sustainability - we take action. Check out some of the ways we're reducing our environmental impact and creating a positive impact on our community.

Meet Your Sustainability Manager

Our full-time on-site Sustainability Manager works directly with the culinary team, operations managers, student experience team, and sourcing partners to optimize our practices and find new ways for you to get involved.

Lucia Coutant
coutant-lucia@aramark.com

Fill It Forward

Download the Fill It Forward app and sign up with your student email to start using To-Go boxes at the all-you-care-to-eat facilities on campus!

Fill It Forward
Minimizing our waste and switching to reusable materials when possible, reducing our total waste and making diversion easier.

Your Choices Can Make a Daily Impact

Our goal is to make it easy to offer you nutritious, environmentally, and socially conscious options wherever possible.

Growfood Carolina

Much of our local produce is sourced with Growfood Carolina, a statewide local food hub that connects producers to the community.

Partner Farms

Here are some of the farms we purchase from through Growfood Carolina.

Dogwood Farms - Charleston, SC
Dogwood Farm is a 13 acre farm for flowers, peppers, pumpkins, and more. The farm is run by Colt and his dad, Chris. Chris purchased the farm is 2003 and started by growing ornamental trees for landscapes. When the recession hit, he slowed down his business and in 2011, Colt was born. Ever since then, Colt has played a large part in the farm's operations. This father-son partnership is admirable.
Anson Mills - Columbia, SC
Anson Mills is a local organic heirloom grains farm founded by Glenn Roberts. Glenn is a passionate historian and started Anson Mills after realizing ingredients for historically accurate dishes were no longer available in South Carolina.

Glenn grows historic grains using cold milling. By 2001, Anson Mills was certified organic and produced Carolina Gold rice and a Thirteen Colony wheat called Red May. Anson Mills actively preserves the historical accuracy of lowcountry cuisine.
Old Tyme Bean Co. - Elloree, SC
Josh Johnson started the Old Tyme Bean Company with his father-in-law, Bates Houck. This farm is well known for growing a kind of speckled butter bean that was grown in the 1800's - the Jackson Wonder.

Josh Johnson's grandmother sporadically collected Jackson Wonder seeds which Josh used to start his farm, but now they grow so many Jackson Wonders that he has to order seeds for the 10 acre farm. Josh Johnson is now the chair of the South Carolina Speciality Growers Association.