Policies
Every four or five years, there is an opportunity for all of those concerned with the health of our nation’s children to evaluate, defend, and improve the federal Child Nutrition Programs. Nourishing kids and community is the promise of farm to school. With the authorization of the National Farm to School Program in 2004, and the tremendous growth and interest in farm to school programs, the time is ripe to support that promise and voice ideas that include locally and regionally grown foods in national meal programs.
For more information on the priorities of the National Farm to School Network, please contact Marion Kalb at marion@foodsecurity.org, or 505-474-5782.
School food, nutrition, and physical activity policies are excellent ways that schools and school districts can institutionalize their commitment to providing students with the tools and knowledge they need to live healthy lives now and in the future. Many schools and districts have already passed their own nutrition policies. Here you can read these policies and think about the needs in your own community and what your schools can offer. Every student needs and deserves access to nutrition education, healthy meals, and physical activity, a food policy is one way in which schools can help ensure that this is provided for the students of today and tomorrow.
Resources:
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Resources:
· Child Nutrition Backgrounder
· Child Nutrition Draft Priorities
· Child Nutrition USDA Listening Session Digest
Helpful Policy Fact sheets:
· Fresh Fruits & Vegetables FAQ
National
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act - Community Food Security Coalition
California
California Nutrition Network for Healthy, Active Families and the California 5 a Day -- For Better Health Campaign
Alisal Union School District Food Policy
Berkeley Unified School District Food Policy
Bolinas Stinson School District to adopt a Food and Nutrition Policy
California Food and Justice Coalition: Farm to School Policy Campaign 2004.
California SB19: The Pupil Nutrition, Health, and Achievement Act of 2001
Eureka Unified School District Food Policy
LAUSD Healthy Beverage Resolution
LAUSD Obesity Prevention Motion
Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy
Santa Rosa City Schools Child Nutrition Program
Davis Voters Tax Themselves for Farm to School Programs
Colorado
School Wellness Policies
Connecticut
Connecticut Food Policy Council
Florida
Local Wellness Policies by School District
Illinois
Model Local Wellness Policy
Iowa
Iowa Food Policy Council
Kentucky
HB 669
Maine
Union #74 Wellness Policy
Maryland
Jane Lawton Farm-to-School Program
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Food and Farmland Protection Act
Massachusetts Preferential Purchasing Law 2006
Michigan
Farm to School Procurement Act - Public Acts 315, 343 & 344
Minnesota
Willmar Schools Wellness Policy
Montana
Resolution for Missoula County Public Schools in Support of the Farm to School Project
New Jersey
New Jersey Wellness Policy Rules
New Jersey Model School Nutrition Policy Resources
New Mexico
New Mexico Food and Agriculture Policy Council
New York
New York
North Carolina
North Carolina Food Policy Council
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Farm to School Program Act
Farm to School Bills
Oklahoma Food Policy Council
Oregon
Portland State University (PSU)
Oregon Farmers Feeding Oregon Kids
Oregon Farm to School and School Garden Program
Pennsylvania
Healthy Farms and Healthy Schools Bill (HB 1209)
Comprehensive School Nutrition Policy - School District of Philadelphia
South Carolina
H 4833 S.C. Farm to School Program Act
Tennessee
Senate Bill 3341
Texas
Texas School Nutrition Policy
Vermont
Farm to School Act 145
Vermont H91
Washington
Seattle Public Schools Nutrition Policy
Local Farms - Healthy Kids