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Learn About the Fight for Values-Based Food Purchasing and Recommendations from a New Report

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 [...]

2023-08-14T18:33:00+00:00July 11th, 2023|

Major Strides Toward Passage of Good Food NY Bill Made This Session

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 [...]

2023-08-14T15:06:28+00:00July 7th, 2023|

Reimagining Public Food Procurement in the 2023 Farm Bill

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 [...]

2023-08-15T16:44:26+00:00June 26th, 2023|

Why Buying Locally Produced Food is Better for Society

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 [...]

2023-08-14T18:22:05+00:00June 16th, 2023|

Centering Racial Justice Advocacy in the Good Food Buffalo Coalition: Lessons Learned from the 2022 GFPP Policy Roundtable

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 [...]

2023-08-14T15:29:47+00:00June 1st, 2023|

New Bill Aims To Bring Nutritious Food To DC Jail And Other Correctional Facilities

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 [...]

2023-08-14T18:11:04+00:00February 3rd, 2023|

Is Michelle Wu America’s Food Justice Mayor?

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 [...]

2022-03-28T22:40:10+00:00March 9th, 2022|

Pittsburgh Uses School Lunches to Take On Environmental and Labor Issues

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, [...]

2022-02-03T22:18:32+00:00December 28th, 2021|

To Tackle Racial Injustice in City Contracting, Start with Food

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, [...]

2021-04-13T23:40:07+00:00April 7th, 2021|
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