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California 25–26 State Budget Invests $2B in School Nutrition

Learn about our successful advocacy for School Meals for All, Farm to School, and More

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The Impact of School Meals for All

The voices of students and school nutrition professionals across California.

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Our Advocacy Priorities in 2025

We advocate for policies to advance food justice and provide children with equitable access to free, nutritious school meals.

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Seven Proven Strategies to Increase Students’ Time to Eat

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

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California's Climate-Smart Farms Activities

How does climate change affect the foods we eat? How does our food affect climate change? And how can we develop healthy responses to meet the climate challenges our young people will face?

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Taste Testing California Fruits and Vegetables

Connect the classroom and the cafeteria with engaging taste tests for students, educators, and school nutrition professionals.

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The Center for Ecoliteracy advances change in TK–12 education and school food systems to support students and the people who nourish them.

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