Supplying seasonal and diverse organic fruit and vegetables
Supplying seasonal and diverse organic fruit and vegetables
7 PagesPublished: January 2017 www.procuraplus.org Supplying seasonal and diverse organic fruit and vegetables Procura+ award winning tender Image: pixabay.com Procura+ Participant: City of Copenhagen Contract: Buying and delivery of organic whole fruits, vegetable and herbs to medium and large units Awarded: 2014 Savings: Range of potential environmental savings including GHG reductions 88% of food in municipal facilities now organic SUMMARY ? Eating food out-of-season can have large enviornmental impacts due to more intensive growing requirements, and in 2013 the Municipality of Copenhagen decided to tackle this by procuring more seasonal food. ? In order to source diverse and seasonal organic fruits and vegetables, Compenhagen implemented extensive suppli
