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 [...]
How New York City Is Revolutionizing Good Food Policy Errol Schweizer Forbes New York City has released a comprehensive and groundbreaking food policy document. Food Forward NYC: A 10 Year Policy Plan is a sweeping overview of goals, strategies and operational considerations to ensure that the city is building an [...]
UF Food Contract Should Require Fair Wages, Working Conditions Richard MacMaster The Gainesville Sun We all learned as children about the food chain, the large number of individuals from growers and farm laborers to cooks and wait staff who brought our meal to us whether we chose fast food or [...]
The Meaning of Universal Free Meals Benita Gingerella Food Service Director A future where every student can receive a free meal at school could have lasting implications not only for the nation’s children, but for the food industry as a whole. Amid estimates that over 11 million U.S. children struggle [...]
Food Forward NYC: City Releases 10-Year Food Policy Plan The City of New York NEW YORK—Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Mayor's Office of Food Policy (MOFP) announced today the release of the City's first ever 10-Year Food Policy Plan, "Food Forward NYC," a comprehensive framework for a more racially and economically equitable, [...]
