Taste of the Seacoast, the Seacoast’s dining magazine and website, recently published an article highlighting what some area restaurants are doing to be green. South Berwick’s Fogarty’s Restaurant was featured for their successful efforts to reduce the amount of waste they create.
Read the whole article: Going Green, Preserving the Environment, One Step at a Time
…The Recycler: At Fogarty’s restaurant in South Berwick, Maine, you might say that everything old is new again. Fogarty’s has been a landmark eatery for fifty years, and according to owner Larry Fogarty, is now returning to its thrifty Yankee roots.
“Our entire staff has a commitment to being green,” he says. “Much of this is just common sense—like our grandparents used to do—you use it up, make it last, or find another use for it. We first started making changes when we noticed how much trash we were producing every week. We were horrified! We’ve now reduced that amount from two dumpsters every week to one dumpster every other week….
Fogarty’s Restaurant, 471 Main Street, South Berwick, Maine. (207) 384-8361
