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Sustainability/ Sustainable Vendors
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Local, Natural, and Organic Foods from the Pacific Northwest
The following are examples of some of the many relationships that revolve around providing sustainably-sourced food and beverages to our campus community:
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Bagel Brothers, Olympia, WA
Bagel Brothers is locally owned and operated and is located on Cooper Point Rd in Olympia, Wa. They do use local, Shepard's Grain, flour.
Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters, Olympia, WA
Olympia-based coffee roaster has been handcrafting the finest coffees from around the globe since 1986; offering Certified Organic, Fair Trade Certified and Bird-Friendly, Shade Grown coffees and working to lighten their environmental footprint through the purchase of 100% renewable energy.
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Island Spring Organics, Vashon Island, WA
Island Spring has grown from a small cottage industry, occupying an outbuilding on the Island's westside, to an established producer of healthy soybean-based products. It now serves the third-largest soyfood consumer base in the U.S. |
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Charlie's Produce, Seattle, WA
Charlie's is an employee owned local produce distributer that operates out of Seattle. The Corner Store purchases quite a bit of organics from them; they label both organic (OG) and local (NW) on their invoices. |
L&E Bottling, Olympia, WA
L&E Bottling is a family owned, local bottling company that bottles Pepsi products. The bottles are made in Tumwater and bottled in Tumwater also. However the syrup that makes the Pepsi Cola is from an unknown processing plant and thus this local purchase is not considered entirely local.
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Draper Valley Farms, Mount Vernon, WA
Draper Valley Farms has been a Northwest tradition since 1935. They work with family-owned ranches in Oregon and Washington for antibiotic and hormone free, 100% vegetarian fed chickens. Sustainable farming methods are in place at all of their ranches and every effort is taken to recycle and conserve water and energy.
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Smith Brothers Farms, Kent, WA
Campus Dining Services milk provider is located in Kent, WA. Smith Brothers is a local company and their cows are never treated with hormones. |
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Evergreen State College Organic Farm, Olympia, WA
By making direct purchases through The Evergreen State College Organic Farm, we are able to help students excel and create an environment that enriches the student’s real-world experience.
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Stiebr's Farms, Yelm, WA
Stiebr provides Campus Dining Services with all of our eggs. The eggs are certified cage free and a 100% vegetarian feed. |
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Franz Family Bakeries, Portland, OR
Bread sent to us from Franz comes straight from the bakery in Seattle. Franz does not use local flour and is family owned and operated and serves the northwest coastal areas. |
United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI), Auburn, WA
The west coast is considered the Mountain People's district. They are a large wholesale food distributer that brings the Corner Store a large variety of packaged items. |
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Ostrom's Mushrooms is located at Mushroom Corner in Olympia, Washington. Family owned and operated since 1928, they have been Washington's choice for quality fresh mushrooms.
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Based in Selah, WA and grower-owned since 1960, Tree Top is an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 1,000 apple and pear growers in the Pacific Northwest. |
Chuckanut Bay Foods is a family-owned and locally-operated boutique bakery nestled in the stunning natural setting of the northwest corner of Washington. At Chuckanut Bay Foods in Ferndale, a skilled team of bakers creates each gourmet cheesecake with TLC and detailed attention to stringent quality controls. |
As a certified sustainable manufacturer Truitt Brothers Beans are singularly focused on how their products are grown, harvested, and processed, and how to improve their methods and practices to better serve customers and the environment. Grown locally in Quincy, WA, Truitt Brothers Beans are packaged in nothing but sea salt, water and natural ingredients.
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