Louisiana Resources & Publications
Stepping Up to the Plate: Transforming School Food in New Orleans
by Alison Heston November 2010
This report by the New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee contains policy recommendations and actions steps at the federal, state, and local level for improving all food in schools in our area. The recommendations focus on federal and state feeding programs, food quality, wellness policies, school kitchen infrastructure, workforce and small business development, buying from regional farmers, and competitive foods. Elements of Farm to School are weaved throughout the recommendations.