The Center for Good Food Purchasing and project partners Fullwell (formerly the Food & Agriculture team of SPUR), Community Alliance with Family Farmers, and Los Angeles Food Policy Council officially have kicked off the new Good Food Purchasing California collaborative. This project is the result of a successful United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Regional Food System Partnership grant application to link Good Food Purchasing Program (GFPP) efforts across the state of California.
Good Food Purchasing California establishes a new regional collaborative to connect and amplify impacts of advanced good food purchasing initiatives in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. The project is designed to help us deepen Good Food Purchasing Program work underway with food service operators, community-based organizations, technical assistance partners, and staff at state agencies to work in greater coordination and accelerate the impact of our collective efforts.
In the initial stages of the project, we will build on the Bay Area dashboard we created with Fullwell staff as part of a previous Regional Food System Partnership grant to create a statewide picture of GFPP implementation. We also will develop a proposed policy and technical assistance framework in collaboration with GFPP participants and project partners that would help us coordinate and accelerate our impact.
Thanks to the feedback of some GFPP-enrolled school districts, the Center already has started this effort with a focus on the School Food Best Practice Incentive Fund. Interview findings on use of the Fund and technical assistance needs will inform an upcoming series of technical assistance opportunities with our trusted collaborators, SupplyChange and Shared Plate Strategies.
The Center for Good Food Purchasing would like to thank project partners, GFPP participants, and the many supporters who have contributed to bringing the Good Food Purchasing California collaborative to life.
