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Morgan Hill Unified School District Case Study
MHUSD launched its “Fresh Meals” program, aimed at featuring more fresh fruits and vegetables, primarily through salad bars and scratch cooking offered at four of the district’s eight elementary…
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San Luis Coastal Unified School District Case Study
Under the leadership of Erin Primer, San Luis Coastal Unified School District (SLCUSD) began sourcing local and organic foods for its food service program in 2017.
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Riverside Unified School District Case Study
Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) has been a leader in the farm-to-school movement since 2005, the year it launched its first salad bar program.
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Encinitas Union Elementary School District Case Study
With 30% of students participating and about 1,800 students served daily, Encinitas Union’s Nutrition Services Department maintains a commitment to scratch cooking.
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Billboard at Kroger HQ Demands Retailer Eliminate Bee-killing Pesticides Used to Grow Food it Sells
A new billboard near the Cincinnati headquarters of Kroger (NYSE: KR) demands that the largest traditional grocery corporation in the U.S. stop using toxic pesticides linked to dramatic declines in po…
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Organic, Plant-Forward, Scratch Cooked School Meals: A California Case Study
As schools across the nation grapple with how to feed kids healthier, more sustainable food on tight budgets, an inspiring story from Northern California provides a roadmap for change.
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Friends of the Earth Statement on Impending Nomination of Tom Vilsack for USDA Secretary
We are deeply disappointed that President-elect Biden appears to have selected an agribusiness lobbyist with a tarnished record on civil rights, consolidation, and the environment as his USDA Secretar…
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TIAA’s Accumulation of Farmland is Not Responsible
TIAA’s “Responsible Investment in Farmland” report series highlights the fact that in 2011 TIAA was one of a group of businesses that developed the Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) Far…
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160+ Organizations Urge President-Elect Biden to Withdraw Heidi Heitkamp from Consideration for USDA Secretary
A coalition of more than 160 environmental, food justice, sustainable agriculture, workers’ rights, animal welfare, social justice, public health, and anti-hunger organizations sent a letter today t…
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Federal Court Declares Genetically Engineered Salmon Unlawful
Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California ruled the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) violated core environmental laws in approving the genetically engineered salmon.