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Carroll Lutheran Village Goes Green in Restaurants
Carroll Lutheran Village focus on sustainability expands to the kitchens of its on-site restaurants.
Carroll Lutheran Village has expanded its green initiatives to the kitchens of its on-site restaurants to reduce the life-plan community's food waste and lower its carbon footprint.
The community is using the LeanPath program, a comprehensive solution to measure, track and reduce kitchen waste, using scales and tablets in its restaurants' kitchens. Equipped with specially designed software, team members use the tablets to measure food waste (e.g. food scraps, expired items, over-production and other forms of food waste). Since implementing the program, CLV has reduced its food waste by 28%.
Weekly menus going from print to digital formats help sustainability. Residents can access menus by email, on the resident portal – TouchTown – or view one of the many digital TV displays located throughout the community. This digital approach reduces CLV’s printing by 3,000 pages per week.
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President and CEO, Jeff Branch, of Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland, CLV's managing organization stated, “These initiatives not only benefit the environment but also empower CLV residents, team members and the broader community to actively engage in building a greener and more sustainable future.”
Beyond saving money, the community’s culinary green initiatives – reducing printed materials and food waste – help reduce the communities’ carbon footprint. LSMMD is committed to keeping CLV beautiful and supporting the natural environment that provides the picturesque views that surround the community for residents and team members to enjoy for years to come.
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LSMMD’s commitment to making CLV green also includes transitioning to LED lighting, adding solar panels and installing electric vehicle charging.
CLV, a community of Lutheran Social Ministries of Maryland, is an accredited, not-for-profit continuing care retirement community in Westminster, Md. serving nearly 700 residents in 397 homes and apartments, 50 assisted living suites and 103 skilled care beds. For more information about the CLV, call 410-848-0090 or visit clvillage.org.
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