[BoulderCouncilHotline] Agroecology and the Center for Good Food Purchasing

[Weaver, Sam]

Jane, fellow Council Members, and HOTLINE followers,

I was reading a very interesting piece in the New York Times about agroecology and the international movement towards soil health and food production methods that are less chemically dependent:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/26/opinion/farming-organic-nature-movement.html

As part of the article, an organization is featured which promotes healthy and sustainable food procurement practices by institutions such as cities and school districts, called the Center for Good Food Purchasing: https://goodfoodpurchasing.org/

When I clicked through to their website, I was extremely proud to see that the Boulder Valley School District is not only an active participant in this movement, but has earned the first 5-star rating from the Center ever awarded: https://goodfoodpurchasing.org/lunchroom-leadership-in-boulder-valley-first-ever-5-star-rating-awarded/

This is fantastic news, and a testament to the dedication and focus that BVSD brings to educating its students, including providing healthy sustenance along the way.

My question to you and staff: is the City of Boulder involved with this Center and its mission in any way?  Many cities are coming on board such as Austin, Chicago, Los Angeles, the Twin Cities, and others.  It would not surprise me to learn that the City is already involved, but if not I wanted to encourage our staff to look into this alliance for healthy and sustainable agroecology.  Our institutional purchasing power is one of the tools we can bring to bring to bear in this arena, so I wanted to check in and see about any involvement Boulder has with this Center and its practices.

All the best,

Sam Weaver
Member of Boulder City Council
weavers at bouldercolorado.gov<mailto:weavers at bouldercolorado.gov>
Phone: 303-416-6130

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