It’s one of the hottest topics in our field right now. How do we get more local food into the schools and institutions that surround us? This isn’t anything new to The Food Project, though.

In 2006 The Food Project (TFP) began conversations with the Director of Food
and Nutrition Services (FNS) for the Boston Public Schools (BPS), Helen Mont-Ferguson, to discuss the possibility of incorporating fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables into meals served in the BPS.

These conversations illuminated a number of barriers that currently discourage procurement of locally grown fruits, vegetables and other healthy food products by FNS. However, what also emerged in these discussions was a strong interest and enthusiasm by food service staff and leadership for such a change to food service operations in the BPS. This interest and enthusiasm for increasing the availability of fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables for students in the BPS propelled The Food Project to research the feasibility of bringing fresh, local produce into the Boston Public Schools.

To learn more, check out the full report here:
http://www.thefoodproject.org/uploadedfiles/TheFoodProject_Farm2SchoolReport.pdf