The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food System
Public procurement is a strategy to transform the food system into one that is more sustainable and just. The Good Food Purchasing Policy (GFPP), developed by the Los Angeles Food Policy Council in 2012, leverages taxpayer funds to support local producers, environmentally sustainable production prac...
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Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
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| description | Public procurement is a strategy to transform the food system into one that is more sustainable and just. The Good Food Purchasing Policy (GFPP), developed by the Los Angeles Food Policy Council in 2012, leverages taxpayer funds to support local producers, environmentally sustainable production practices, good jobs, humane treatment of animals, and healthy food. Based on the experience of developing and winning the adoption of the policy in Los Angeles, GFPP has the potential to bring together the various sectors of the food movement around a shared vision and strategy for change. In this reflective essay, we provide an insiders' look into the policy, its impact to date, and its potential in the future. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ce56acd15da74115b56ad2bee8dc4a0f2023-08-02T04:38:31ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012016-10-016210.5304/jafscd.2016.062.016456The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food SystemJoann Lo0Alexa Delwiche1Food Chain Workers AllianceCenter for Good Food PurchasingPublic procurement is a strategy to transform the food system into one that is more sustainable and just. The Good Food Purchasing Policy (GFPP), developed by the Los Angeles Food Policy Council in 2012, leverages taxpayer funds to support local producers, environmentally sustainable production practices, good jobs, humane treatment of animals, and healthy food. Based on the experience of developing and winning the adoption of the policy in Los Angeles, GFPP has the potential to bring together the various sectors of the food movement around a shared vision and strategy for change. In this reflective essay, we provide an insiders' look into the policy, its impact to date, and its potential in the future.https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/456ProcurementMovement-BuildingFood WorkersSustainabilityGood FoodGFPP |
| spellingShingle | Joann Lo Alexa Delwiche The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food System Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development Procurement Movement-Building Food Workers Sustainability Good Food GFPP |
| title | The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food System |
| title_full | The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food System |
| title_fullStr | The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food System |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food System |
| title_short | The Good Food Purchasing Policy: A Tool to Intertwine Worker Justice with a Sustainable Food System |
| title_sort | good food purchasing policy a tool to intertwine worker justice with a sustainable food system |
| topic | Procurement Movement-Building Food Workers Sustainability Good Food GFPP |
| url | https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/456 |
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