Founding Farmers Leading DC Area to #StopSucking

Founding Farmers, its sibling restaurants Farmers & Distillers and Farmers Fishers Bakers, and parent company Farmers Restaurant Group, just launched a campaign to eliminate single-use plastic straws across the DMV.

Our Last Straw is building a coalition of restaurants, bars, cafes, and hotels working on a shared mission to eliminate plastic drinking straws due to their impact on our environment and our health.

The coalition is seeking partners across the hospitality industry to: replace plastic straws with biodegradable paper straws or no straw at all; work with local government leaders to ban plastic straws in the region; and help educate guests and the public about the hazards of plastic straws and single-use plastics.

Information about Our Last Straw and joining the coalition is available on the website, as well as a way for individuals to make a personal pledge to #StopSucking and say no to the straw next time a drink is ordered.

Our Last Straw can also be followed on Facebook and Twitter. The campaign will have an information table at The Rammys 2018 gala and awards ceremony on June 10th.

Leading the Our Last Straw coalition is just one of the many sustainably-minded efforts across our restaurants. We have already made the switch from compostable to paper straws and knew it was time to encourage others to do the same. For us, everything matters, nothing is too small – not even a single plastic straw – when it comes to protecting the planet and everyone on it. We are committed to working to make a difference, one straw at a time.