More than ever before, our community members are interested in understanding the food they consume to support making food purchasing decisions. To help you in making these decisions, Community Life have conducted a study which shows the types of meat, poultry, and seafood which are offered at KAUST retail outlets.
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Where does your food come from?
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Please reach out directly to our restaurant chefs or staff if you are interested to learn more about where your food is from.
To learn more about food safety and quality control efforts at KAUST, please visit the Food Safety and Quality webpage on the Community Life website or email us at foodsafety@kaust.edu.sa.
All of the animal feed is imported, so technically none of the animals is local. This is just a greenwashing label for a very unsustainable practice (animal agriculture). Eating plants is the most sustainable dietary choice, and there are some truly locally grown vegetables and fruit in Saudi.
Hi Niko, I totally agree with your point of view. Eating animals, not only destroys the climate, our environment and uses a lot more water than growing crops but it takes lives. People need to slow down on meat consumption as it is not sustainable. It’s also not healthy. I order organic vegetables, fruits and herbs from a farm in Saudi Arabia where people are paid normal wages. Also the food I get has nothing to do with the supermarket quality we have here. There is nothing like the smell of fresh tomatoes, and the crisp of cucumber and salad. I am happy to share contact details if anyone is interested.
Hi Annie,
Thank you for your thoughtful response. Is it possible to get the contact details of the farm?
The farm is on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_fortheloveofearth_/ . They deliver to the visitor center on Thursday mornings. The goodie box weights 12kg! it’s really worth it!
Thanks for this. Could you please provide it in a more readable format? This is about the most difficult format possible for someone wanting specific information (since you have to wait for the right slide to come and then you don’t have enough time to read it).
Dear David,
Thank you for your feedback, a pdf version of the slides is added to the announcement.
Thanks!
I’m also just wondering why Tamimi does not indicate (except for banana-> Philippines) the origin of fruits and vegetables. This is mandatory in Europe, Canada, USA, and many more countries. This would help us make more informed choices. Example: bananas are imported from the Philippines, which is over 8,000 KM, maybe this is something to think twice before you buy. Bananas are grown here in Saudi Arabia. I really try to source my food to have the least important carbon foot print (see my previous post). I believe we are many who have this mindset. Could it be possible to know the country of import of the veggies and fruit we buy over there?