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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

Jul

New Local Food Rules Offer New Opportunities for Producers

July 7, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, In the News, Policy

NEW BRUNSWICK – The New Brunswick government’s new buy local policy for meetings and events is a good step but could lead to future opportunities for food producers and companies, according to a Fredericton business owner. Click here to see the full article Source: CBC News Journalist: Daniel McHardie Date: Jun 27, 2014

Jun

Wayne Roberts on the Food Movement 2.0

June 27, 2014English, Policy, Stories from the field

Photo Above: Food activist and organizer Roberts: ‘Partnerships are the future of food policy.’ Wayne Roberts describes himself as the “Mr. Magoo” of municipal food policy; often stumbling and frequently saved by luck (the kind that comes from years of practice.) Roberts has decades of experience as a community organizer, and from 2000 to 2010...

Jun

Health Impact Assessment: HB 2800: Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Policy

June 26, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Publications

A 2011 report evaluating the potential impacts of Oregon’s Farm to School Garden legislation. Download a the full report here: Health Impact Assessment

Jun

Eating Our Peas and Carrots: Strategies for Expanding k-12 Access to Fruits and Vegetables Through Supply Chain Innovation and Investment

June 26, 2014F2CC adminEnglish, Publications

An evaluation of Upper Midwest school district’s use of fruits and vegetables in K-12 settings and the nature of supply chains that currently provide produce. Download a the full report here: Eating Our Peas and Carrots

May

How Brazil Cracked the Local Food Distribution Puzzle

May 28, 2014English, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Photo Above: Farmer Dona Madalena with a crop of passion fruit sold through the farm to school program in Tangara de Serra, Mato Grosso, Brazil. Photo by Hannah Wittman. When Hannah Wittman first started traveling to Central Brazil more than a decade ago, she was astounded at the sheer tenacity of the small family farmers...

Apr

Farm to Cafeteria Canada Supports Local Food Acts: Local farmers want new markets, patients and students want local food.

April 3, 2014English, Farm to Campus, Farm to Healthcare, Farm to School, Stories from the field

Our efforts are paying off! Farm to Cafeteria Canada has been working behind the scenes with representatives from diverse sectors right across the country to support the introduction and adoption of policy that will get more local foods into our public institutions. Last June, we were delighted to support the introduction of bill C-539 in...

Jul

Quebec leads way with new food sovereignty policy

July 30, 2013F2CC adminEnglish, Stories from the field

Quebecers got some good news this May when it was announced that the province had adopted a food sovereignty policy, according to Montreal-based environmental group Equiterre, which applauded the following highlights: government agencies are encouraged to buy local (with a local food procurement strategy slated to come out by year’s end) a mention of the...

Jun

Five Canadian Premiers Stepping Up to The Local Food Plate

June 17, 2013English, Policy, Stories from the field

The political will to get more local food onto the public plates – is gearing up. No less than five Canadian Premiers have made solid commitments to furthering the local food movement. Three Premiers have specifically said they want to see more publicly funded institutions purchasing local foods and one Premier has set a target...