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From the Garden to Your Plate: Bringing fresh, safe and nutritious produce to patients

February 17, 2015English, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: The 200 residents of Purdy Pavilion could soon be eating fruits and vegetables picked fresh from their UBC campus backyard. A partnership between VCH, UBC Farm and food provider Sodexo is looking at getting the local produce grown at UBC Farm onto the plates of those living at Purdy. “We don’t have a lot...

Jan

San Diego Hospitals Working To Make Their Food Tasty

January 29, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Photo: Photo by Roland Lizarondo When you think of hospitals, tasty food doesn’t usually come to mind — whether it’s dining choices in the cafeteria or for patients — but hospitals throughout San Diego County are trying to change that reputation. Take San Diego’s Sharp Memorial Hospital, where chefs and cooks are working to dish out...

Jan

For the Love of Local

January 29, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Food activist Joshna Maharaj says delicious Ontario-grown food is waiting for you—all you have to do is ask. Joshna Maharaj has a message for anyone who’s suffered the disappointment of hospital food. “Be angrier on that feedback form! Tell them exactly how you feel.” Problem is, she says, you get that feedback card after your...

Jan

The Double Pyramid: Measuring the Impact of Foods on the Environment

January 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Tools/Toolkit

The environmental pyramid was created by studying and measuring the impact of foods already present in traditional food pyramids on the environment, and placing them along an upside down pyramid, where foods placed at the lowest level (at the peak of the triangle) have the lowest environmental impact. Placing the two pyramids next to each...

Jan

Webinar: Food Service Management Company 101: A webinar for food system advocates

January 5, 2015F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field, Webinar

Farm to Institution New England (FINE) assembled a team of experienced “supply chain facilitators” in 2013 and 2014 to conduct research on FSMC operations and practices. They interviewed 35 current and former officials of FSMC and other food system leaders, and compiled regional and cross-sector information about the food purchasing policies and procedures of the...

Nov

There’s a Hospital Food Revolution Happening in America

November 3, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

Purchasing from local farms and other producers is good for the economy and good for patients. Food-service managers and chefs from seven medical facilities along the 11-mile stretch between the downtown areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul, called the Central Corridor, met recently to eat community garden carrots and local handmade tamales. They gathered, along...

Oct

Farm to Cafeteria: Canada Digs In! – October 2014, Issue 1

October 27, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Newsletters, Stories from the field

In this Issue: Farm to Cafeteria Canada Grows in Leaps and Bounds Nourishing School Communities – Giving Students a Fresh New Perspective on Food Canada’s 1st Farm to School Month Campaign

Oct

Strategies to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases

October 16, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Policy, Publications, Stories from the field

Farm to institution programs are listed as one of the top 10 strategies to combat chronic disease and obesity. This document provides guidance for program managers, policy makers, and others on how to select strategies to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables. It offers the most relevant information on each type of strategy. The...

Sep

Hospitals and Healthy Food: How Health Care Institutions Can Help Promote Healthy Diets

September 2, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Policy, Stories from the field

For decades, U.S. food and farm policy has been poorly aligned with public health objectives. But new opportunities,including an innovative federal program that provides incentives for low-income consumers to increase their purchases of fruits and vegetables, can now begin to address the problem. Click here to see the full article. Authors: UCSUSA & Johns Hopkins Center for...

Sep

Hospitals and Healthy Food: How Health Care Institutions Can Improve Community Food Environments

September 2, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Farm to Healthcare, In the News, Stories from the field

An innovative Farm Bill program could help hospitals and community groups partner to prevent chronic illness. Click here to see the full article. Author: UCSUSA Date: 7/18/14