Paper Plates Campaign in the News!
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
S.F. students ask Pelosi for better school food
Dear Speaker Pelosi,
Something is wrong with my lunch!
The veggies are brown and have lost their crunch!
We want good food to munch!
We need healthy foods to learn and grow,
corn beans, and potatoes, ya know?
Please, [...]
Jamie Oliver’s 2010 TED Prize Speech: Teach Every Child About Food
Earlier this year, Jamie Oliver was awarded a 2010 TED prize honoring him for his food advocacy.
His wish for this prize is “… for your help to create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity.”
Here is a link to the [...]
When it comes to school food…
A picture really is worth a thousand words. Ever since I became involved with SF school lunch advocacy, I’ve been scheming to figure out a way to visually tell our story. To create first-hand visual narratives about what SFUSD students eat on a daily basis, about the challenges cafeteria workers face, and about the small [...]
Tainted meat a continued risk for school lunch
There doesn’t seem to be an end to the bad news when it comes to industrially-produced beef these days, and sadly a lot of the concerns intersect directly with the National School Lunch Program. Here are SFUSD, according to information provided by a member of the District’s Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee, we can feel [...]
SFUSD students to Speaker Pelosi: Please improve school food!
The paper plates are being collected all over the district, and they look fabulous. I am impressed with the thoughtful, cogent messages our students have for Speaker Pelosi. We are planning to deliver them en masse in early December. Stay tuned for more information! And in the meantime, here is a sampling of paper plates [...]
Compliance issues with SFUSD School Lunch Program
“Since April, the school district has had to pony up the $1.5 million monthly cost of the lunch program for low-income students after state inspectors on a surprise visit found violations they deemed so serious and recurring that they cut off the flow of federal reimbursements.”
Today’s SF Chronicle (and sfgate.com) brought attention to the fact [...]
“Paper Plates for Pelosi” – Great Start!
Our Paper Plates for Pelosi campaign is off to a great start, with close to 20 schools participating! I am really excited to show Speaker Pelosi how strongly SFUSD students feel about healthy, fresh food at school. More and more evidence emerges nearly daily about the need for both reform of the program and a [...]