School Nutrition Services Resources

Is your school food service team interested in serving more climate friendly plant-based entrées, incorporating organic food where possible, and reducing food and food packaging waste? Friends of the Earth can help! Our climate-friendly school food program provides tailored technical assistance and marketing support to help school food service staff successfully expanding offerings of climate-friendly, plant-based and organic school meals. Below are helpful case studies and resources that will help you increase participation rates and find affordable plant-based and organic food for your school community.  

Learn more about Friends of the Earth’s Climate Friendly School Food program or contact us for assistance by emailing [email protected].  

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Resources for Climate-Friendly Menu Shifts:

Inspiring Stories from School Nutrition Service Pioneers  

• San Luis Coastal’s Thai Basil Lentil Burger 
• Organic School Food Case Studies  
• School Districts Pioneering Climate-Friendly School Food  
• School Food Service Director Video 
• Organic, Plant-Forward Scratch Cooked School Meals: A California Case Study
• Santa Ana USD’s Plant-Based Meals Initiative

Peer Learning & Educational Webinars 

• Supply Chain Crisis or Opportunity? Local and Organic Purchasing Solutions Webinar  
• Peer to Peer Learning Series 
• Healthy Climate-Friendly School Food: Strategies for Success Series 

• Children’s Environmental Health: The Case for Healthy, Climate-Friendly School Food  
• Chef Ann Foundation, More Plants Please! Webinar 
• Greening School Food: Northwest Forum Slides 
• Healthy School Food Summit Video
• School Foods 101: Helping Plant-Based Companies Sell to K-12 Schools

Plant-Based & Organic Menu Development  

• Menu Development & Training Opportunities  
• Organic Vendors & Producers Sheet (California)  
• Organic School Food Roadmap  
• Plant-Based Products and Vendors  

• Packaging & Food Waste Reduction & Educator Resources
• Partner Resources (food waste, curriculum, etc.)
  

Student Engagement Resources 

• Student Engagement Webpage  
• Student Action Video 

• Educator Resource Webpage   

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