40 Maryland Hospitals purchase over $30,000 worth of local food! – the statewide and national 
campaign in which consumers, institutions and businesses pledge to eat or serve at least 1 local food each day during the week of July 23–31 was a great success!
Hosted by the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission, this annual campaign is supported by the MD Department of Agriculture and kicked off by Governor Martin O’Malley with the Buy Local Cook-out.
Congratulations to the top performing facilities:
Highest Total Dollars spent on Local Foods:
Union Hospital of Cecil County — $5,482
Meritus Medical Center — $2, 187
Calvert Memorial Hospital — $1,810
Highest % of employees taking the pledge:
Union Hospital of Cecil County– 9%
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center — 7%
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center– 6%
Highest Total Number of Participants:
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center — 170
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center — 153
Union Hospital of Cecil County — 82
Thank you to all of our participating hospitals!
Maryland:
Anne Arundel Medical Center
Atlantic General Hospital
Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Bon Secours Hospital
Calvert Memorial Hospital
Carroll Hospital Center
Chester River Hospital Center
Civista Medical Center
Doctors Community Hospital
Franklin Square Hospital Center
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
Harbor Hospital
Harford Memorial Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Kaiser Permanente
Maryland General Hospital
Mercy Medical Center
Meritus Medical Center
Montgomery General Hospital
Mt. Washington Pediatric Center
Oak Crest
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Saint Agnes Hospital
St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Mary’s Hospital
Suburban Hospital
Union Hospital of Cecil County
Union Memorial Hospital
University of Maryland Medical Center
Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Western Maryland Regional Medical Center
District of Columbia
Children’s National Medical Center
National Rehabilitation Hospital
Washington Hospital Center
Virginia
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Marketing Tools
Food Service Professionals and Green Team members can download these marketing tools below to promote your local foods & engage employees and community members to participate in the Buy Local Challenge for 2012!
You’ll find marketing templates that are “Ready to Print” or that give you the space to “Add Your Hospital Name & Logo.”
Marketing Tools – “Ready To Print“
Buy Local Logo & Flier
Sign Up Sheet – for Employees & Community Members
Table Tent
Cafeteria Signs – 4 Logos/sheet (Avery Postcards)
Cafeteria Signs – w/ Description (Avery Postcards)
Patient Tray Bookmarks
Buttons or Nametags
Marketing Tools – Add Your Hospital Name, Hospital Logo & Name of Local Food:
Buy Local Flier
Email_Invitation_to_Hospital_Employees
Table Tent
Cafeteria Signs – 2 Logos_(use paper cutter)
Cafeteria Signs – 3 Logos (use paper cutter)
Patient Tray Bookmarks – 3 Logos
Patient Tray Cards – 10 cards/sheet (Avery)
Patient Tray Cards – 12 cards/sheet (use paper cutter)
Resources for Employees and Community Members:
There are several places you can find local foods to fulfill your pledge: your hospital cafeteria; a local farmers’ markets; a nearby farm; a restaurant that uses local foods; a grocery store that sells local foods. See the resources below for more information.
Additional Resources to Find Local Foods:
List of Maryland Farmers’ Markets: www.mda.state.md.us/md_products/farmers_market_dir.php
Maryland Farms (search by zip code): www.marylandsbest.net
Restaurants, Grocery Stores with local foods: www.eatwellguide.org
Find or post the local foods you need: www.foodtrader.org
Pick Your Own Farms www.pickyourown.org
Seasonal Recipes:
Fresh Farm Markets’ Seasonal Recipes: www.freshfarmmarkets.org/market_recipes.php
Healthy Food in Health Care: http://www.noharm.org/us_canada/issues/food/resources.php
For More Information, Contact:
Louise Mitchell
Sustainable Foods Program Manager
Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
410-706-1924
Lmitc001@son.umaryland.edu
Priya Saha
Sustainable Foods Coordinator
Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
410-706-3077
saha@son.umaryland.edu
For Information on the Buy Local Challenge, Visit: www.buy-local-challenge.com.