Sign the Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge! Health Care Without Harm By signing the Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge, facilities and food service contractors are demonstrating leadership and sending an important signal to the marketplace about their interest in local, nutritious, sustainable food and modeling healthy food practices for patients, staff, and visitors. Sign here. Email Lauren Kaskey, Facilities and Engagement Coordinator for Healthy Food in Health Care at lkaskey@hcwh.org for more information.
Learn more about the Vermont Farm to Plate Health Care Cross-Cutting Team! VT Farm to Plate Network The Health Crosscutting Team works to better connect the food system and the health care system by: Promoting health care settings as a viable venue for local food; Supporting local food system programs that improve health outcomes (produce prescription programs, workplace wellness CSAs, etc.); and Better understanding the role local food systems play in improving the health of Vermonters.
Farm to Institution Resources Interested in digging deeper? We've compiled some outside resources that we think will help you move forward and get more local and regionally grown food into New England's schools, colleges, hospitals and other institutions. Be sure to check out Farm to Institution New England's report library as well.