Resources

Join us in celebrating 10 years of the California Food for California Kids Network! Use these marketing and taste test resources to promote California fruits and vegetables in your school meal program.

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

An interview with Anahi Nava Flores, student leader at Mt. Diablo Unified

The Center for Ecoliteracy gathered with fellow co-sponsors and state leaders to celebrate the landmark policy at the state’s largest school district.

Recipes, culinary techniques, and student engagement materials for success in crafting plant-forward school meals.

A practical guide with flexible strategies for your school menus to adapt to the changing demands of COVID-19 meal service.

A planning framework for improving school food, supporting sustainable food systems, and teaching and integrating curriculum around food issues.

Check out our tools for demonstrating the academic, health, environmental, and financial benefits of high-quality, appealing school meals.

A roadmap for comprehensive reform of nutrition services.

Discovering Fruits and Vegetables with Early Learners

Participate in our new offerings for the 2021-22 school year designed to support your school meal program.

Virtual gatherings for school nutrition professionals focused on building resilient school food systems in California.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

An opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with partners across the state.

Perspectives of students, parents, and school nutrition leaders across the state after a year of the program in action.

Student Taste Testing

School Meals for All Program Sees Student Participation Rise Nearly 8%

Virtual gatherings for school nutrition professionals focused on building resilient school food systems in California.

Culturally Diverse Cuisines

Your food deserves great photography. Our practical guide helps you improve the visual appeal of all your school meals.

Hear from the Center for Ecoliteracy and Santa Clara Unified School District on the value of connecting the school farm to the classroom and cafeteria.

An interactive guide for educators, students, and advocates that explores how food systems and our changing climate interact, and how personal choices can make a difference.

An iPad app from the Center for Ecoliteracy and Whole Kids Foundation offers a playful, visually rich way to help kids understand that soil is a living system full of fascinating relationships.

Lesson for grades 3–5: Students sample different fruit or vegetable varieties, learn about seasons, microclimates, and growing requirements.

A video showing how third-graders explore interactions among diverse plants and animals in their school garden. 

A guide to plan and host student-centered visits from local farmers.