Jessica Gould of WAMU 88.5, American University Radio, spoke with Chef Cheryl Beckwith of Inova Fairfax Hospital recently, who – despite not being a doctor – has taken “Do no harm” to heart. Inova has dedicated itself to offering local and sustainable food – from produce to seafood to poultry.

Gould quotes Beckwith as saying, “It’s the right thing to do for our environment, for our patients, and for our employees. Fresh and local is healthier.”

MD H2E’s own Sustainable Food Program Manager, Louise Mitchell, was also interviewed. Mitchell says, “Hospitals are starting to realize the changes that have happened in our food system…And there are lots of practices that are linked to chronic disease and obesity. Hospitals have realized that they have a responsibility to change their food purchasing practices.”

An interesting story – give it a listen!

http://wamu.org/news/11/12/31/area_hospitals_strive_for_healthier_locally_grown_food

MD H2E’s own Joan Plisko and Johns Hopkins’ Colleen Cusick will be appearing on a radio show based in Phoenix, AZ, called “Your Triple Bottom Line” tonight, October 27th, at 10 pm EST.

“Your Triple Bottom Line” focuses on corporate sustainability, and tonight is the second installment of a series focusing on green teams! Joan Plisko, Technical Director for MD H2E, and Colleen Cusick, co-creator and current chair of the green team at Johns Hopkins Hospital, will have lots of interesting things to say.

To stream it live tonight at 10pm, go to:

http://your3bl.com/guests/this-week-green-teams-part-ii/

It will also be available later for download.

To listen to the first part of the series, which aired last week, go to:

http://bit.ly/your3bl13

We hope you’ll all get a chance to listen, if not tonight, then later at your convenience!