Learn About the Fight for Values-Based Food Purchasing — and Recommendations from a New Report Cinnamon Janzer Salon While Taylor Farms technically produces fruits and vegetables, the word "farm" in its name is as close as the produce processing conglomerate — the largest in North America — gets to an [...]
Major Strides Toward Passage of Good Food NY Bill Made This Session Ribka Getachew Taylor Pate Jess Gilbert-Overland Susanne Donovan New York State Good Food Purchasing Coalition We know what the Good Food NY Bill means to communities across New York State. We know the stakes and the potential this [...]
Reimagining Public Food Procurement in the 2023 Farm Bill Lynlee Derrick Environmental and Energy Study Institute Back in June 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced its plan to transform the current food system to better benefit consumers, producers, and rural communities. USDA’s announcement stated that the transformation would [...]
Why Buying Locally Produced Food is Better for Society Noah Cohen-Cline The Guardian It’s not about transportation miles, but about bringing transparency to how our food is produced, says Noah Cohen-Cline Cecilia Nowell’s article on the environmental impact of local food offers helpful analysis, but relegates the most important points [...]
Centering Racial Justice Advocacy in the Good Food Buffalo Coalition: Lessons Learned from the 2022 GFPP Policy Roundtable Harrison Martinez, Jessica Gilbert-Overland, Susanne Donovan, and Rebekah Williams Good Food Buffalo INTRODUCTION The Good Food Buffalo Coalition (GFBC) is a grassroots coalition made up of 27 local organizations working to bring [...]
New Bill Aims To Bring Nutritious Food To DC Jail And Other Correctional Facilities Amanda Michelle Gomez DC-ist A majority of District Councilmembers, led by judiciary and public safety committee chairperson Brook Pinto (D-Ward 2), introduced legislation aiming to ensure residents of D.C. jail and other correctional facilities have access [...]
Is Michelle Wu America’s Food Justice Mayor? Steve Holt Civil Eats The new leader of Boston is embarking on the most ambitious food policy agenda the city has ever seen, and one that could serve as an example for cities nationwide. On a raw, 24-degree February morning, Boston Mayor Michelle [...]
Pittsburgh Uses School Lunches to Take On Environmental and Labor Issues An-Li Herring 90.5 WESA Pittsburgh Public Schools will review where it buys food this winter as part of an initial assessment for a “good food purchasing policy” it adopted in the fall. The plan seeks to promote healthy eating, [...]
To Tackle Racial Injustice in City Contracting, Start with Food Michelle Wu and Sheldon Lloyd The Boston Globe Boston city councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu and City Fresh Foods executive officer Sheldon Lloyd penned an opinion piece for the Boston Globe on how the city can tackle economic recovery, [...]
Why We Need A Public Food Sector Errol Schweizer The Checkout I have lived in Austin for over 15 years and I am a home owner, dad and entrepreneur. My wife and I have raised two kids here and love Austin. However, I am still processing the events of February [...]
