Marin Academy Eco-Council

Eco Cafe News

The MA Café Committee works to lead the way in fulfilling the purpose of the MA Café: to promote a healthy, sustainable relationship with food. Through integrating into the life of the school nutrition education, garden experiences, composting, and the purchase, preparation, and consumption of nutritious food, the MA Café, in partnership with the wider MA community, strives to help establish and sustain life-long healthy eating habits for every member of our community.

Contacts:
Person to contact for more information: Mark Stefanski (415-453-3616, x275)

Students:
Anna Bischoff , Mikayla McVey, Taylor Griffin, Elena Scott, Caitlin Carlton, Olivia Godsey, Booker Riley, Lindsay Wolff, Lake Buckley, Alie Doyle, Hailey Hayman

Faculty/Administration:
Susan Adams, Anayansi Aranda-Yee, Mark Stefanski, Kim Martin, Mike Joyce

Parents/Board Members:
Mimi Buckley, Judy Shils

Alumni:
Alex Nourafshan ’07, Sylvia Linsteadt ’07, Alex Crane, ’07

Sample Work:
The initial task of the Café Committee was to write a set of guidelines to be used in the process of hiring a caterer for the 2007-08 school year. These guidelines were approved by the Head of School and Business Manager, and they currently serve as a set of compass points for fulfilling the purpose of the Café. The Café Committee is currently working to help our caterer, Acre Gourmet, and the wider MA community to partner together in achieving a sustainable relationship with food. We help coordinate the Café’s services with the garden, composting, and local Marin farms. We work in consultation with the Center for Ecoliteracy and we are currently working to expand our school’s community partnership with Marin Organic, an association of organic producers in Marin County.

Further Information:
Read an article about the evolution of the MA Café on the Center for Ecoliteracy website.

How can others get involved?
Contact Mark Stefanski (mstefanski@ma.org; 415-453-3616, x275), and he will put you to work.