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About
our work
San Francisco Food
Systems is engaged in a number of activities that bridge
people to healthy, nutritious, affordable, locally and regionally
grown food. Our actions represent a broad and diverse approach that
includes community research and organizing, capacity building, promotion of collaborations
and partnerships, policy activities, and advocacy.
We are committed to
ensuring that residents of the City and County of San Francisco
are connected to the food system and our efforts reflect this overall
dedication. San Francisco Food Systems is organized
into sections that work together toward the goal of bridging people
to food.
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What are food systems?
The food system includes all processes involved in keeping us fed: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting,
marketing, consuming and disposing of food. It also includes the inputs needed and outputs generated at each step. The food system operates within and is influenced by social,
economic and natural environments. Each step is also dependent on human resources that provide labor, research and education. (Definition from Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Agriculture Food and Communities)
The model below is from the Food Systems Professions Education Initiative, Mid-Atlantic Consortium (MAC).
This consortium of 10 educational institutions and their stakeholders was created to aid in sustaining a viable food system in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
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Reports and other downloads
SF Foodscape newsletter
Summer 2004
Fall 2004
Spring 2005
Fall 2005
SF Food Alliance
Organizational Document
Membership Agreement
Farm-to-School
San Francisco Farm-to-School Report: Results from 2003 Feasibility Study
Farm-to-School Resource Guide
Community Food Assessments and Guides
San Francisco Food Systems Guidebook
San Francisco Collaborative Food Systems Assessment, 2005 - New!
Outreach and Referral Materials
Using food stamps (or EBT cards) at San Francisco's farmers' markets
Multilingual Brochure, Summer 2005
Outreach Poster, Summer 2005
San Francisco Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Directory, 2005 - New!
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