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Sustainable Food Actions

Catering Contracts for Sustainable Food

Through the University’s catering contractors Baxter Storey, the University will achieve food for life certification for all of the food outlets the University operates.

The majority of menu items available in the University’s restaurants are prepared in-house with high quality fresh ingredients sourced from the UK only. Were possible the food served in our restaurants will be locally sourced.

The University is committed to continually increasing the sustainability of our food offerings and ensuring that the food and drink the University offers is of high quality, and that the food served has high animal welfare in mind.

With animal welfare in mind the University restaurants use, 100% free range eggs, Red Tractor certified meat and dairy and only MSC certified fish.

See tender documentation for the sustainability aspects of the University's catering contract.

  • Tender documentation specifying sustainability actions - PDF 459.8 KB

Coming Soon - New Vegan & Vegetarian Cafe

The University is planning to create a new vegan and vegetarian cafe located at the Luton library. The cafe is planned to open sometime after Easter 2019.

Going vegan and vegetarian is the single biggest way you can reduce your environmental impact on the planet.

Free Drinking Water Fountains

Across the University of Bedfordshire there are over fifty mains fed drinking water fountains. The installation of these free drinking water fountains reduces the number of plastic water bottles bought and consumed on campus, and reduces the waste and associated carbon emissions that bottled water creates.

Click on the link below to locate the nearest drinking water fountain.

  • Free potable drinking water fountains - PDF 441.1 KB

Putteridge Bury Campus allotment growing space for students and staff

Students and staff have open access to a food and herb allotment space at our Putteridge Bury campus. The growing space is located to the rear of the cottage at Putteridge Bury. Staff please contact Adam Higgin at adam.higgin@beds.ac.uk. Students please contact George Cowan at george.cowan@beds.ac.uk for more information.

Community Food Growing Space

Digging raised beds - getting ready for planting

Apple Orchard at our Putteridge Bury Campus

At our Putteridge Bury campus we have an apple orchard which is part of the original manor house, which dates back to 1910. There are more than twenty apple trees in the orchard, which is located next to the beehives for pollination purposes. The apples from the orchard are used in the Putteridge Bury campus restaurant. Staff and students are welcome to help themselves to fallen apples.

Apple Orchard at Putteridge Bury Campus

Fallen Apples at Putteridge Bury Campus

Honey production at Putteridge Bury

Martin Thurlow

The University owns and operates an apiary based at our Putteridge Bury campus. The Beehives are located next to a wildflower meadow and an apple orchard.

The University Apiarist is Mr Martin Thurlow, who is also a member of the University’s Sustainability Steering Group.

The beehives produce more than 100 jars of honey each year. The honey is labelled as 'Putteridge Bury Pure Honey' and sold over the counter at the restaurant.

The income from the honey is held in a ring fenced account to be re-invested back into beekeeping. To support Martin there is also a University budget for Beekeeping which is currently £250 per year.

Honey from Putteridge Bury Campus

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