Resources

Providing sufficient time to eat school breakfast and lunch benefits both students and the school meal program.

An interview with Anahi Nava Flores, student leader at Mt. Diablo Unified

The Center for Ecoliteracy gathered with fellow co-sponsors and state leaders to celebrate the landmark policy at the state’s largest school district.

Recipes, culinary techniques, and student engagement materials for success in crafting plant-forward school meals.

A practical guide with flexible strategies for your school menus to adapt to the changing demands of COVID-19 meal service.

A planning framework for improving school food, supporting sustainable food systems, and teaching and integrating curriculum around food issues.

Check out our tools for demonstrating the academic, health, environmental, and financial benefits of high-quality, appealing school meals.

A roadmap for comprehensive reform of nutrition services.

Sustainable Salad Bars

Allergies and Special Diets

Culturally Diverse Cuisines

Student taste tests are a fun and engaging strategy for eliciting student voice and choice and have proven to have a positive impact on meal participation.

Your food deserves great photography. Our practical guide helps you improve the visual appeal of all your school meals.

Virtual gatherings for school nutrition professionals focused on building resilient school food systems in California.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

In the world of fresh, local school food, the passionate people in Riverside, California, are trailblazers.

Virtual gatherings for California school nutrition professionals focused on leadership, inspiration, and cultivating a successful school nutrition program.

As the new school year begins, school nutrition leaders share their thoughts with the Center for Ecoliteracy on California’s historic $2 billion investment in school meal programs.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

Student Taste Testing

A guide for schools to plan and host student-centered visits from local farmers.

Fun and educational coloring pages with fruits and vegetables.

Exploring the links between food systems and our changing climate from a systems thinking perspective.

Lesson for grades 6-8: Students research the origin and migration of ingredients from five different regions of the world.

Students in grades 3-5 read about Eliza Tibbets, a California food pioneer, and extend their learning through observation and comparing the tastes of navel oranges to other citruses. 

Created in partnership with National Geographic, with examples of learning experiences that link food, culture, health, and the environment.

Resources from our professional development workshop on culturally relevant farm to school education.