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     The Coffee House is proud to be a sustainable operation on the UC Davis campus. What is Coffee House sustainability? Well, there are two main components:

     The first component is in our purchasing practices. The Coffee House uses its purchasing power to support the companies, practices and ideals that we feel help our local and global community. For instance, the Coffee House's coffee selection is organic, fair trade, and shade-grown, giving maximum benefit to the farmer and the land on which the coffee is grown. We have also developed a relationship with local farmers, through the Yolo County Growers Collaborative and the UC Davis Student Farms, to make organic and locally-grown fruits and vegetables available to our customers whenever possible.

     The second component of the Coffee House sustainability program is education. In addition to making sustainability-conscious purchasing decisions, the Coffee House believes in the importance of educating its customers on the benefits of living a sustainable lifestyle. Local and organic food items are labeled accordingly, creating an awareness of the path that their food has taken and how the customer's food selections can impact the global community. As an employer of over 200 college students, the Coffee House also strives to bestow upon its employees a sense of pride in the social impact made by their employer.

 

The following local businesses make deliveries to the Coffee House:

  • The UCD Student Farm
  • Main Street Bagels of Sacramento*
  • Village Bakery of Downtown Davis*
  • Pure Grain Bakery of Vacaville*
  • The Sacramento Tofu Company
  • Beantrees Fine Organic Coffees of Sacramento, California
  • El Sombrero of Woodland, California
  • Portello Ranch of Arbuckle, California
  • Variety Donuts of Davis, California*
  • Rue and Forsman Ranch, Inc. of Marysville, California
  • Pachamama Coffee Cooperative of Davis, California

*Delivered daily to the Coffee House.

 

For more information on the Coffee House's sustainability practices, please contact the Coffee House sustainability intern, Sara Kosoff, at srkosoff@ucdavis.edu.