Center for Food & Justice

New Farm to Institution Publication

Fresh Food Distribution Models for the Greater Los Angeles Region: Barriers and Opportunities to Facilitate and Scale Up the Distribution of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Download the publication here (PDF) .

Project CAFE Results

Results from the three-year food mapping and store survey project have been compiled. Check out the fact sheet in English and Spanish, or download the brief report here.

New Farm to Hospital Brochure

Farm to Hospital: Supporting Local Agriculture and Improving Health Care
By Moira Beery, Center for Food & Justice, and Kristen Markley, Community Food Security Coalition.

This brochure introduces interested farmers and hospital food service departments to the ins and outs of developing partnerships between hospitals and local farms. Included are examples of ways hospitals can improve the food they offer, issues for farmers to consider if they are interested in selling products to area hospitals, and specific case studies of successful programs.

Download the brochure for free here.

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Related Projects and Research

Transportation and Food: The Importance of Access
A policy brief detailing the need for increased transportation and access to high quality food retailers in low-income urban communities. Download PDF

Thinking Outside the Big Box: Food Access, Labor, Landuse and the Wal-Mart Way. Download PDF

Center for Food & Justice

Welcome to the Center for Food & Justice (CFJ), a division of UEPI. With its vision of a sustainable and socially just food system, CFJ engages in collaborative action strategies, community capacity-building, and research and education.

Check out our projects:

Farm to School
Project CAFE (Community Action on Food Environments)
Healthy School Food Coalition & LAUSD Programs
Farm to Hospital
The Grocery Accountability Project (GAP)
Healthy After-School Snack Program
Project GROW
Los Angeles Fresh Food Access Program

Center Objectives:

To improve access to fresh and healthy foods in all communities, particularly those where access is most limited.
To facilitate environmental, health promotion, community development, social justice, and land use strategies that empower local communities and strengthen the capacity of small family farmers.

Scope of Center Activities:

Development, evaluation and institutionalization of innovative programs
Grassroots organizing and coalition-building
Research, evaluation, and policy analysis

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