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Our Advocacy Priorities in 2025

We advocate for policies to advance food justice and provide children with equitable access to free, nutritious school meals.

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Fresh from California

Building Resilient Farm to School Programs and Serving School Meals Kids Love

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The Impact of School Meals for All

The voices of students and school nutrition professionals across California.

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California's Climate-Smart Farms Activities

How does climate change affect the foods we eat? How does our food affect climate change? And how can we develop healthy responses to meet the climate challenges our young people will face?

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Taste Testing California Fruits and Vegetables

Connect the classroom and the cafeteria with engaging taste tests for students, educators, and school nutrition professionals.

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Farm to School

Our bilingual short film showcases the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and the power of youth leadership in the farm to school movement.

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What We Do

The Center for Ecoliteracy advances change in TK–12 education and school food systems to support students and the people who nourish them.

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