Chef Greg Christian was recognized by B Corporation with the I Have a Dream Award in 2011 for his commitment to the triple bottom line philosophy, his integration of this philosophy into his own business and bringing this philosophy to his clients through his holistic approach to projects.
Awards & Recognition
Chef Greg has gained national recognition for his efforts as founder and developer of the Organic School Project, which implemented ten organic vegetable gardens in Chicago Public Schools starting in 2002. He developed the Grow.Teach.Feed. curriculum to integrate healthy eating into the classroom and cafeteria.
As Featured In
- Fresh Fruit Portal: Changing School Food Starts with Changing Minds
- Catalyst Quarterly
- Inc.com
- Thrive Global—The Time for Mindful Feeding is Now
- Nardin Today: The Magazine For The Nardin Academy
- Sustainable Food Education at Nardin Academy
- Thrive Global—Food Justice Helps to Create a Better World
- Hawaii Public Radio: Kids Get Excited About School Lunch
- IdeaFestival®: Does Doing Good Mean Doing Better?
- Green Schools Conference & Expo 2017, 2018 and 2019
- Chicago Tribune: Governor’s Sustainability Award for Green Cafeterias
- EDspaces Conference & Expo on Learning Environments
- EAT THINK DRINK: School Lunch: Hawaii’s Farm to School Initiative
- WASTE NOT: How the Field Museum Accelerated Sustainability
- Green Schools Conference & Expo 2017 and 2018
- National School Boards Association Conference
- Healthier Rural West Summit 2019
- Center for Mindful Eating
- food MANAGEMENT 2019
- Sustainatopia Miami Beach link to BGP Founder and CEO video
- The Center for Green Schools’ Roadmap to Reducing and Recovering Surplus Food in Schools
- Honolulu Magazine Food For Thought Hawaiis Public School Lunches
- Island Conversations with Sherry Bracken
- The Garden Island — Farm to Table Moves Forward
- West Island Today–Kona Community Hospital Bringing New Healthy Options To Ginger Cafe
- USGBC+ Magazine
- FCSI Article
- District 27 Meals Get a Boost from ALMH
- School Cafeteria Program Sees Results
- First Of Its Kind–2020 Education Magazine–Logan County Schools
- Association of School Business Officials Magazine–Kitchen Leadership (pg 19)
- Honolulu Civil Beat—Hawaii’s Struggling Farms Want The State To Become A Bigger Customer
- Modern Restaurant Management–Waste Reduction for Better Food and Increased Sales
- Civil Beat –State Government Should Be Doing Its Part
- Pizza Today — 10 Ways To Be A More Environmentally Sustainable Pizzeria
- Edible Monterey Bay — Salinas School District Makes Major Change To School Food Program
- Chicago Health Magazine — Planet Diet
- Delivery Rank
- Illinois Farm Bureau Partners — Lunchtime Goes Local
- Pawnee Schools To Serve Locally Sourced Food
Awards
2019 B-Corp's Best For the World: Changemakers Honorees
2016 Green Schools Conference & Expo Master Series Speaker
2013 IL Governor’s Sustainability Award Recipient
2012 Named one of Chicago’s Top 14 Eco-preneurs by NBC Chicago
2011 Award of Excellence in Promoting Sustainable Food from Commissioner Frank Avila of Chicago
2011 B Corp Champion; I Have A Dream Award
2011 Certificate of Achievement; For implementing Food Reduction Initiatives for D219 Schools
2008 Best Eco-Friendly Supplier of 2008 for GCC by Illinois Meetings + Events Magazine
2007 RACE TO SAVE THE PLANET AWARD for Organic School Project (The hospitality industry sprinting to help save the world) by Connected International Meeting Professionals Association (CIMPA)