Serving healthy and sustainably grown food is as essential to the health of our community as the medical care we provide.
Dr. Siobhan McNally, MD (Berkshire Medical Center)
Rethinking the Food System – A sustainable food system promotes resilient ecosystems and helps to mitigate global warming & climate change; ensures fair treatment for farmers & workers; promotes access to healthy, locally-grown food; supports our health; minimizes waste; and eliminates unnecessary processing.
- Keys to a Strong School Wellness Policy – by Amanda Heron [Lafayette ’24],, Sarah Mengel [Kutztown ’23], and Corena Munroe [Lehigh ’24]. Prepared as part off our Rethinking the Food System project and Sustainability in Schools initiative. We have two formats, one optimized for reading on-screen and one for those who need a printed copy:
Keys to a Strong School Wellness Policy – SCREEN [PDF]
Keys to a Strong School Wellness Policy – PRINT [PDF
Alliance Resources:
- Keys to a Strong School Wellness Policy [Amanda Heron, Lafayette ’24], Sarah Mengel [Kutztown ’23], & Corena Munroe [Lehigh ’24]
- Renewing our Relationship With Food Allison Ludlow [Sustainable Lehigh Valley booklet Spring 2023]
- We Need to Switch to Regenerative Organic Agriculture Now, by Max Fern [Sustainable Lehigh Valley booklet Summer 2022]
- How Can We Connect Local Food Businesses with Local Agriculture? by Jessica Levy [Lehigh M’19]
- Sustainability for Cafés & Restaurants
- What Is a Sustainable Food System?
- Healthy Food for Healthy Communities, by Ali Schklair & Kaylee Christ [Muhlenberg ’10]
- Impacts of Sustainable and Industrial Agriculture on Human Health, by Codi Gauker [Moravian ’10]
- Sustainability in Businesses that Serve Food
- Sustainable Campus Dining Resources
- Campus Food – Is It Sustainable & Healthy?
Healthy Land → Healthy Food → Healthy People
- EAT-Lancet Commission report ‘Food-Planet-Health’ [2022]
- Environmental Nutrition
- Organic Agriculture & Climate Change
- Organic Food – Environmental Benefits
- The Planet’s Prescription Is on Your Plate
- Organic Food – Health Benefits
- Sustainable Food Purchasing guide [Yale] (10+ years old but still valuable)
Food Access, Food Waste, & Composting
Organizations in the Lehigh Valley:
- Easton Hunger Coalition
- Kellyn Foundation
- LafFarm
Since Vermont has been a leader in reducing food waste and banning it from landfills, we suggest searching there for their latest guidance.
Additional links for food & farming:
- Buy Fresh – Buy Local
- Health Care Without Harm
- PASA [Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture]
- Weston A. Price Foundation
[updated Sept 2023]