SF Mayor Announces New Regional Food Policy

Today, from the heart of a new renaissance in food security City Slicker Farms, Gavin Newsom announced a sweeping regional food policy to be implemented within SF in the next 180 days...

• all departments conduct an audit of land under their jurisdiction to create an inventory of land suitable for gardening, (a favorite of mine);
  
• the introduction of new health and sustainability requirements for food sold by vendors under city permits;
  
• "healthy meetings policy" requiring the purchase of healthy, locally produced foods for city meetings;
  
• the introduction of a new law requiring that food purchased by the city has been grown regionally and through sustainable methods.
  

A great step in the right direction--let's make sure it becomes a reality.