Oakland schools partnered with the environmental group Friends of the
Earth (FOE) to fight global warming by making student lunches
climate-friendly. FOE gave kids a lunch menu designed
to eliminate foods it says are “unsustainable for our planet.” The new
menu features far less meat and more plant-based food. Any meat or
cheese the school did use came from “pastured, organic dairy cows.” The
student’s lunch menu went from beef hot dogs and pepperoni pizza
to vegan stir fry tofu and vegan tostadas. The new FOE-approved menu
served meat and cheese-less frequently and reduced the portion sizes. “This is a landmark moment for school food,” Jennifer LeBarre, head of nutrition services for Oakland Unified School District, said in a FOE press statement.
“We were so excited to see how the data showed that we could reduce our
carbon and water footprint by serving healthy, delicious food –– like
the vegetarian tostadas with fresh made in-house salsa, that kids
absolutely love –– all while saving money.” FOE says it partnered with the school to provide a “roadmap for change”
to encourage other schools to fight global warming via student lunches.
The green group hopes Oakland’s example will encourage numerous other
school districts to switch to a similar menu...more
Issues of concern to people who live in the west: property rights, water rights, endangered species, livestock grazing, energy production, wilderness and western agriculture. Plus a few items on western history, western literature and the sport of rodeo... Frank DuBois served as the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003. DuBois is a former legislative assistant to a U.S. Senator, a Deputy Assistant Secretary of Interior, and is the founder of the DuBois Rodeo Scholarship.
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