Local Food
The guide offers recipes, tested in schools, to support the inclusion of local, fresh, California specialty crops in the school lunch menus. It includes instructions for professional development. The recipes are presented in family-size portions appropriate for professional development and also scaled up for school-sized production.
This website provides links to a multitude of resources, (PDFs, powerpoint presentations, and webinars) that support health and wellness. Topics include CalFresh, Urban Agriculture, Working with Farmers' Markets, Food Recovery, and School Wellness.
The Shaping Healthy Choices Program is a multi-component, school-based intervention that was developed to improve children’s health. The program integrates activities within four components: nutrition education and promotion, family and community partnerships, foods available on the school campus with an emphasis on regional agriculture, and school...
This cookbook, menu planning resource, and professional development guide helps meal services devise appealing menus around dishes that children already prefer. It offers ideas for adding more fresh, local, healthy foods to school lunches; honors California’s rich history and cultural heritage; and describes a tested plan for effective professional...
This research article looks at how local food systems may facilitate agroecological practices that conserve nutrient, energy, and water resources. The authors estimate the upper potential for all existing US croplands to meet total US food demand through local food networks.
An extensive literature review summarizes social, economic, and health impacts of urban agriculture discussed in a number of academic journals, professional reports, and books from nonprofits, foundations, and government agencies.
The project was supported by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Competitive Grants Program...
