Healthy Food for Healthy Communities
To be sustainable, our food systems need to consider the economic, health, and environmental impacts of how our food is grown, distributed, and consumed.
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)
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.
Alliance Resources:
- How Can We Connect Local Food Businesses with Local Agriculture? – December 2019
- Sustainability for Cafés & Restaurants
- What Is a Sustainable Food System?
- Healthy Food for Healthy Communities [Student report]
- Impacts of Sustainable and Industrial Agriculture on Human Health, a student research report
- Sustainability in Businesses that Serve Food
- Sustainable Campus Dining Resources
- Campus Food – Is It Sustainable & Healthy?
Healthy Land → Healthy Food → Healthy People
- Environmental Nutrition
- Organic Agriculture & Climate Change
- Organic Food – Environmental Benefits
- The Planet’s Prescription Is on Your Plate
- Organic Food – Health Benefits
- Healthy Food for Healthy Communities [Student report]
Food Access, Food Waste, & Composting
Organizations in the Lehigh Valley:
- Easton Hunger Coalition
- Kellyn Foundation
- LafFarm
- Southside Garden Alliance
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 January 2019]