New food rules from San Francisco Mayor

Written by Elisabeth on July 13, 2009

Excerpt from San Francisco Chronicle article  "Newsom's fresh idea: mandates on healthier food" by Heather Knight, Chronicle Staff Writer.

"San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is calling for city-funded food to be healthy and sustainable. His administration provided the following directives for what this means:

Safe and healthy: Avoids excessive pesticide use and has high nutritional value.

Culturally acceptable: Acceptable culturally and religiously to San Francisco's diverse population. An example would be providing Chinese seniors with bok choy and other vegetables they're familiar with at local farmers' markets.

Sustainable: Grown in a way that maintains the health of agricultural lands and advances self-sufficiency among farmers and farmworkers. An example would be using manure as a fertilizer rather than chemicals."

To read in full click here and vote on Newsom's healthy food plan.

Read the press release from Mayor Newsom announcing regional food policy for San Francisco.

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