““L’Etoile’s L’Etoile’s GreenGreen Caf Caféé””

25 North Pinckney Street25 North Pinckney StreetMadison, WI 53703Madison, WI 53703

Café Soleil Café Soleil

Café Soleil is a welcoming, informal street-level space where our bakers and chefs produce our signature croissants, artisanal cold-rise bread, sweet and savory pastries, warming soups, hearty sandwiches, and fresh salads.

But What is Café Soleil Doing to be Green?!?!

Local, Local, Local!Local, Local, Local!

• By using almost entirely local By using almost entirely local ingredients produced in ingredients produced in Wisconsin, Café Soleil is able Wisconsin, Café Soleil is able to reduce its carbon footprint to reduce its carbon footprint on the region and world at on the region and world at largelarge

• Weekly shopping at the Dane Weekly shopping at the Dane County Farmer’s Market County Farmer’s Market contributes to reducing Café contributes to reducing Café Soleil’s carbon footprint…the Soleil’s carbon footprint…the last part of the food’s journey last part of the food’s journey is completed by wagon (see is completed by wagon (see right)!right)! Chef Tory Miller at the

Dane County Farmers Market with his wagon.

Abundant WisconsinAbundant Wisconsin

This map of Wisconsin illustrates the locality of Café Soleil’s ingredients. Southern Wisconsin provides a wealth of amazing produce including: vegetables, fruits, nuts, honey, meats, fresh water fish, cheeses & other dairy products.

And just how local is it?And just how local is it?

• Organic Consumers Association estimates that Organic Consumers Association estimates that on average food travels 1,500 to 2,000 miles on average food travels 1,500 to 2,000 miles from farm to table* (For our calculations we will from farm to table* (For our calculations we will average this distance to 1,750 miles.)average this distance to 1,750 miles.)

• CafCaféé Soleil estimates that over 80% of all its Soleil estimates that over 80% of all its ingredients travel an average of 57.3 miles ingredients travel an average of 57.3 miles from farm to café table! from farm to café table!

**http://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/foodtravel112202.cfmhttp://www.organicconsumers.org/corp/foodtravel112202.cfm

The The GreenGreen Factor Factor• The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 22.2 The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that 22.2

pounds of carbon dioxide are produced in motor vehicles pounds of carbon dioxide are produced in motor vehicles per one pound of diesel fuel*per one pound of diesel fuel*

• 1 gallon of diesel fuel weighs 7.1 pounds1 gallon of diesel fuel weighs 7.1 pounds

• Additionally, the Transportation Energy Data Book Additionally, the Transportation Energy Data Book estimates that the average fuel economy for heavy single estimates that the average fuel economy for heavy single unit trucks in 2005 was 8.8 miles per gallon (Edition 26, unit trucks in 2005 was 8.8 miles per gallon (Edition 26, Chapter 5) and that 90% of medium/heavy truck fuel Chapter 5) and that 90% of medium/heavy truck fuel consumption is diesel (Edition 26, Chapter 2, Table 2.4)**consumption is diesel (Edition 26, Chapter 2, Table 2.4)**

*http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/420f05001.htm

**http://cta.ornl.gov/data/index.shtml

The The GreenGreen Factor Factor

• If a truckload of food travels an average of If a truckload of food travels an average of 1,750 miles at 8.8 miles per gallon: 1,750 miles at 8.8 miles per gallon:

• 1,750/8.8 miles = 198.9 gallons of diesel used1,750/8.8 miles = 198.9 gallons of diesel used• 1 gallon of diesel = 7.1 pounds of diesel1 gallon of diesel = 7.1 pounds of diesel• 198.9 x 7.1 = 1,412.2 pounds of diesel198.9 x 7.1 = 1,412.2 pounds of diesel

• 1 pound of diesel = 22.2 pounds of CO1 pound of diesel = 22.2 pounds of CO22

• 1,412.2 x 22.2 = 31,351 pounds of CO1,412.2 x 22.2 = 31,351 pounds of CO22

The The GreenGreen Factor Factor

• If a truckload of CafIf a truckload of Café Soleil’s é Soleil’s food travels an food travels an average of 57.3 miles at 8.8 miles per gallon average of 57.3 miles at 8.8 miles per gallon

• 57.3/8.8 miles = 6.5 gallons of diesel used57.3/8.8 miles = 6.5 gallons of diesel used• 1 gallon of diesel = 7.1 pounds of diesel1 gallon of diesel = 7.1 pounds of diesel• 6.5 x 7.1 = 46.2 pounds of diesel6.5 x 7.1 = 46.2 pounds of diesel

• 1 pound of diesel = 22.2 pounds of CO1 pound of diesel = 22.2 pounds of CO22

• 46.2 x 22.2 = 1,026 pounds of CO46.2 x 22.2 = 1,026 pounds of CO22

The The GreenGreen Factor Factor• 31,351 – 1,026 = 30,32531,351 – 1,026 = 30,325

• So for 80% of Café Soleil’s ingredients, So for 80% of Café Soleil’s ingredients, the equivalent of a truckload of food the equivalent of a truckload of food produces produces 30,325 fewer pounds of carbon 30,325 fewer pounds of carbon dioxide!dioxide!

The The GreenGreen Factor Factor

• The Ratios:The Ratios:• Mileage: 57.3/1750 = 0.03 Mileage: 57.3/1750 = 0.03

• COCO22 emissions: 1,026/31,351 = 0.03 emissions: 1,026/31,351 = 0.03

• Overall, buying food locally Overall, buying food locally represents a 97% reduction in represents a 97% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions!carbon dioxide emissions!

Sustainable & OrganicSustainable & Organic

Besides reducing carbon Besides reducing carbon dioxide emissions, dioxide emissions, sourcing sustainable & sourcing sustainable & organic ingredients helps organic ingredients helps to protect, conserve, & to protect, conserve, & restore the beautiful restore the beautiful environment that environment that surrounds us. This is a surrounds us. This is a qualitative measure qualitative measure making it much harder to making it much harder to quantify & study.quantify & study. Organic Kale growing

at Jones Valley Farm near Spring Green, WI

Sustainable & OrganicSustainable & Organic• Improves Water QualityImproves Water Quality

Because organic farms do not use Because organic farms do not use fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, etc. there is less runoff insecticides, etc. there is less runoff pollution from their land into local pollution from their land into local waterwayswaterways

• Improves Soil QualityImproves Soil QualitySustainable & organic agriculture Sustainable & organic agriculture practices enrich soil instead of practices enrich soil instead of depleting it of its naturally occurring depleting it of its naturally occurring nutrients which are necessary for nutrients which are necessary for growing healthy, quality producegrowing healthy, quality produce

Chickens at Snug Haven Farm near Belleville, WI

Animal Welfare & EnvironmentAnimal Welfare & Environment

• All of the farms that Café Soleil All of the farms that Café Soleil sources meat from take great sources meat from take great pride in being humane to their pride in being humane to their animals. Cates Family Farm & animals. Cates Family Farm & Willow Creek Farm are Animal Willow Creek Farm are Animal Welfare CertifiedWelfare Certified

• Treating animal livestock humanely Treating animal livestock humanely also improves the also improves the environment that surrounds them. environment that surrounds them. This is in drastic contrast to the This is in drastic contrast to the water, soil, & air pollution that comes water, soil, & air pollution that comes from large factory farms or from large factory farms or confinement operationsconfinement operations

Happy Berkshire Pigs at Willow Creek Farm in Loganville, WI

Free roaming Highland Cattle at Fountain Pairie Farm in Fall River, WI

Just Coffee CooperativeJust Coffee Cooperative

• In 2008, Café Soleil and L’Etoile began In 2008, Café Soleil and L’Etoile began grinding and brewing special blends from local grinding and brewing special blends from local coffee roasters, Just Coffee Cooperativecoffee roasters, Just Coffee Cooperative

• Just Coffee offers 100% fair trade and organic Just Coffee offers 100% fair trade and organic coffee and encourages ecologically sound coffee and encourages ecologically sound agricultural practices from all of their coffee agricultural practices from all of their coffee growers … they also deliver the coffee beans growers … they also deliver the coffee beans to Café Soleil by bike!to Café Soleil by bike!

http://www.justcoffee.coophttp://www.justcoffee.coop

Café Soleil is trying to lessen its impact on local Café Soleil is trying to lessen its impact on local landfills by composting as much as possible.landfills by composting as much as possible.

Our compostable ingredients include:Our compostable ingredients include: • Coffee groundsCoffee grounds• Coffee filtersCoffee filters• Egg shellsEgg shells• Tea leaves and bagsTea leaves and bags• Sandwich bread, limited quantitiesSandwich bread, limited quantities• Bread dough, without a lot of fatBread dough, without a lot of fat• Paper without ink, limited quantitiesPaper without ink, limited quantities• New disposable containersNew disposable containers• Soy milkSoy milk• Fresh fruits and vegetables Fresh fruits and vegetables

(apple cores, lettuce, tomatoes,(apple cores, lettuce, tomatoes, onions)onions)

• Pickles, without juicePickles, without juice• Onion skinsOnion skins• Meat, in small amountsMeat, in small amounts

Composting & Recycling

Composting & RecyclingComposting & Recycling

All of these wonderful All of these wonderful scraps get picked up by scraps get picked up by our friends from Drumlin our friends from Drumlin Community Farm. At Community Farm. At Drumlin, staff combine Drumlin, staff combine Café Soleil’s compost, Café Soleil’s compost, plant waste, mulch, & plant waste, mulch, & manure to produce an manure to produce an amazing organic material amazing organic material to use as plant fertilizer. to use as plant fertilizer.

Composting & RecyclingComposting & Recycling

• In addition to composting, staff at In addition to composting, staff at Café Soleil recycle all glass, Café Soleil recycle all glass, plastic, aluminum, & paper on a plastic, aluminum, & paper on a daily basis daily basis

• Café Soleil employees Café Soleil employees encourage customers to recycle encourage customers to recycle all of the above, as well as all of the above, as well as encouraging customers to use encouraging customers to use less. For example, if you don’t less. For example, if you don’t need a bag, a plate, or an extra need a bag, a plate, or an extra napkin, please do not take one!napkin, please do not take one!

• Café Soleil also offers a discount Café Soleil also offers a discount on coffee if you bring in your own on coffee if you bring in your own mug! mug!

Eco-friendly DisposablesEco-friendly Disposables

• Our “plastic” to go cups and boxes are not actually plastic; they’re made out of corn and will biodegrade in less than 2 months.

• Our “plastic” take out bags are also made from corn; even our trash bags are made from a minimal amount of plastic and are recyclable.

Eco-friendly DisposablesEco-friendly Disposables

• Traditional paper cups have a petroleum lining, but the paper to go containers at Café Soleil are lined with corn!

• Plus, the paper is chlorine free and

made from sustainably harvested trees, which is a renewable resource!

LightingLighting

• In July 2007, Café In July 2007, Café Soleil switched to all Soleil switched to all flourescent lightbulbs. flourescent lightbulbs. These lightbulbs will These lightbulbs will last about 4 years and last about 4 years and will use 87% less will use 87% less energy than energy than conventional lightbulbs.conventional lightbulbs.

Café SoleilCafé Soleil

• All in all, Café Soleil is committed to All in all, Café Soleil is committed to lessening our impact on the environment lessening our impact on the environment in order to be responsible members of in order to be responsible members of our community and our world. Simple our community and our world. Simple solutions and dedication to the cause are solutions and dedication to the cause are at the core. This commitment and these at the core. This commitment and these ideas can be taken into any business to ideas can be taken into any business to make it make it green!green!