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Who We Are

Purslane is part of The Oberon Group, a neighborhood-focused restaurant group with a commitment to sustainability. We started Purslane as a way to serve our community outside of our restaurants. Sustainability wasn’t part of our origin story, but we realized we had an opportunity to make a difference in one of the most wasteful industries out there. So we made a commitment to bring a new standard of sustainability to weddings, celebrations, and events.

We are proud to be New York’s only zero-waste, carbon-neutral catering company and an active participant in the circular economy. We’d love for you to join us.

How We Get to Zero

Zero Waste

Really. This means we don’t send anything to the landfill. We bring our own composting, recycling, and TerraCycle program to each event.

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At Purslane, we have committed to creating zero waste — this requires that we compost, recycle, and upcycle 100% of what we purchase to make our food. This commitment is driven by the desire to keep microbes of plastic out of our food supply and the fact that 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions is due to food waste alone. We tightly plan our menu, operation, and ordering to eliminate the need for trash. We reclaim any potential waste from our events and ensure all items make it to the appropriate compost, up cycling, or recycling stream and ensure any viable food is packaged for donation. The same care and thought is put into the food and items we send to your home.

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Carbon Neutral

We offset the entire carbon impact not only of our business, but also our entire supply chain and sourcing practices. We do this by investing in regenerative agriculture and other carbon capture projects around the United States and globally.