Physical Place:

Sustainable Food Service

START Metric #44:

Food Procurement

Guides & Resources

Additional Resources

  • Real Food Guide

    From the Real Food Challenge, an overview of the red, yellow and green categories of food.

  • Coalition Building Guide

    While created for university students, these strategies from the Real Food Challenge can help school members plan for building effective coalitions around sustainable food procurement.

  • Real Food Assessment Tips

    From the Real Food Challenge, a reference tool for researching whether a product qualifies as 'Real Food', with tips for researching products.


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