Ooooh, such a good question about MAHA and opportunities for farms practicing a more agroecological approach, and if they are prepared to participate in the institutional procurement machine. I am so intrigued by this Make America Healthy Again movement, and it's rather surprising mix of supporters. I read this fun article about it in New York Magazine. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/what-is-maha-health-wellness-movement-rfk-jr-policies.html
My guess would be that the sort answer is no, our farm-to-institution processes are not set up in a way right now to be able to switch away from ultra-processed or more local foods, at least not quickly. The folks at Farm to Institution New England (https://www.farmtoinstitution.org/) might have more to say about it? Maybe I can get them to write a post...
Ooooh, such a good question about MAHA and opportunities for farms practicing a more agroecological approach, and if they are prepared to participate in the institutional procurement machine. I am so intrigued by this Make America Healthy Again movement, and it's rather surprising mix of supporters. I read this fun article about it in New York Magazine. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/what-is-maha-health-wellness-movement-rfk-jr-policies.html
My guess would be that the sort answer is no, our farm-to-institution processes are not set up in a way right now to be able to switch away from ultra-processed or more local foods, at least not quickly. The folks at Farm to Institution New England (https://www.farmtoinstitution.org/) might have more to say about it? Maybe I can get them to write a post...