The Food Services at St. George, (aka UeaT) are a collection of independent and institutional food providers. ARAMARK, as the central food provider, operates small coffee shops, snack kiosks and full service cafeterias across campus. UeaT also has independent, University-operated and branded food providers. This diversity in food providers allows us to cater to the wide range of dietary tastes and needs of the U of T community. Confused? Have a look at the About Us page to see if we can help clarify things for you. If we still haven’t answered your question, leave us a comment here.
Oh and browse through our Food Map to find an outlet that meets your tastes.
Yes, U of T has its very own Farmer’s Market! We receivedpositive feedbackabout the Farmer’s Market last year, and are excited to introduce four new farmers for the 2009-2010 Farmer’s Market.
Did we mention that some of the participating farms areLocal Food Plus (LFP)certified? That means that all the food you buy is produced locally in a sustainable environment; and that means that you are helping to save the planet while eating healthy…and that, dear UeaTers, is a good reason to come out to the Farmer’s Market on Wednesday afternoons and indulge in fresh fruit, veggies, cheeses, soups and breads. Yum!
The life and death nature of water for survival of all creatures means that it should remain in public hands and consumed at environmentally sound rates…
“It is deeply concerning that the 1 in 3 Canadians who primarily drink bottled water as their source of drinking water, are consuming an unregulated and environmentally harmful product” says Joe Cressy, Campaigns Coordinator of the Polaris Institute and co-author of the report: Murky Waters – The Urgent Need for Health and Environmental Regulations of the Bottled Water Industry, available for free:
Health & Economics:
– bottled water plants are inspected about once every 3 YEARS
– tap water is tested at least 4-5 times per DAY
– since 2000, there’s been 29 recalls of 49 bottled water products in Canada
– Health Canada recommends that you DON’T drink bottled water purchased for more than 1 year
– the industry itself doesn’t recommend re-using their own bottles
– bottled water corporations pay a VERY CHEAP fee of $3.79/one million litres… which is bottled and sold at up to a 2000X mark-up compared to tap water – more than gas!
Environmentally:
– 40% of the bottles are NOT recycled
– it takes 10X amount of water to create the bottle than what’s in it
– it is as much as 2000X more energy intensive than tap water
– creates 150X the amount of GHGs than tap water
– Dasani & Aquafina have now admitted that their water is from the tap
– Bottled water corporations PUMP MILLIONS of litres of groundwater per DAY distrupting local ecosystems and ground water supplies of small communities
(ground water is not renewable, when Nestle pumps on average of 3.6 million litres PER DAY, it is a concern because almost half of Canadians rely on groundwater and we have yet to map out how much we have left)
Public Accountability:
– aggressive marketing now has 1 in 3 Canadians believing bottled water is better than tap when the complete opposite may be true
– it has undermined public confidence in the publicly funded tap water system affordable to all
– support of bottled water is support of commercialization of a dwindling resource without accountability towards sustainability, health and water as a human right first
– there are water shortages in every single developed country including Canada
Congratulations on having survived your first month of classes. Now that things have settled down, your schedule has become routine, and you have made a few friends on campus, it’s time to start thinking about your health. After all, a healthy diet nurtures your brain cells!
At UeaT, October brings Halloween Nutrilicious: an entire week dedicated to Food and Nutrition. From October 19th to October 23rd, you will be able to purchase affordable, healthy meals and participate in classes (no, not that kind of classes! These classes are fun!). Stay tuned for more information on these events.
PS- Don’t worry, we are not taking away Halloween!
