With the help of an intern, she composed checklists that award points to applicants for all the ways they could help the environment. To qualify, restaurants need 100 out of more than 700 points, and homeowners need 150 out of the 800 available.
All three of the most recently certified restaurants didn't need that boost. Evennou, who makes his own biodiesel fuel from Cafe Normandie's used oil and composts all his food scraps, said he scored more than 200 to begin with. Anthony Clarke, one of the owners of Galway Bay, said he qualified with a little more than 100, and Park said Leeward Market racked up at least 130 points.
Still, Broadbent worked with each restaurant to make sure their reports were accurate and to help them earn even more points. The checklist includes extra resources and explanations of all the initiatives.
"It's nice to know all the parameters that we needed to become certified," said Galway, who works with local distributors as much as possible.
Park said she earned points for various steps she had taken that she didn't even realize were environmentally friendly. All of her flowers and herbs come directly from her garden, and she schedules employees' shifts together so they can carpool.
Points vary depending on how time-consuming and expensive the initiatives are. For example, Galway's "green team" that discusses their environmental programs is worth 5 points. Park's baked goods, which come from within a 10-mile radius, count for 10. Evennou is in the process of buying a solar water heater, which means 50 more points. The entire workbook is 19 pages.
As a reward for all that effort, Certified Environmental Stewards get a certificate, window decal and use of the program's logo. Sustainable Annapolis, Downtown Annapolis Partnership and other city Web sites list the certified restaurants. And the Annapolis Department of Neighborhood and Environmental Programs offers free, ongoing technical assistance to help the restaurants implement their changes.
But Galway, Park and Evennou said they're not doing this for the publicity. Sure, Galway and Park put the decal on their windows and Evennou framed his certificate, but their intentions are on a larger scale.
"I'm doing this to save whatever we have left," Evennou said. "I try not to provide any more destruction or pollution. I think everybody should do that - open their eyes and not close them and say everything's going to be fine."
