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Roots of Change (ROC) believes that the best way to make the food system sustainable is to connect and support the people and parts within the system that have the knowledge, roles, relationships and commitments required to successfully manage a rapid transformation. Read more...| Berkeley School Lunch Program to Be on Its Own |
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Apr. 1, 2009 Excerpted from the San Francisco Chronicle Three and a half years ago, Berkeley Unified School District launched the most vaunted public-school lunch program in the nation. Renowned school chef Ann Cooper was hired. Everything was made from scratch. Produce was purchased from local farms, and whenever possible it was organic. While most districts spent between 85 and 95 cents on food for each student lunch, Berkeley spent $1.40. Every student received a free breakfast. And just to add icing to the whole-grain cupcake, the district used some of the money from a 2000 bond initiative to build a glossy, state-of-the-art kitchen and cafeteria, complete with composting station and organic herb garden. Money wasn't an issue because Alice Waters' Chez Panisse Foundation, a private charity founded by the famous Berkeley restaurateur, was footing a good chunk of the bill. But in 2008, that gravy train stopped chugging - the foundation's three-year grant had run its course. Click here to read the full article. |
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