Quite an excellent statement. It endorses farmers’ markets and community supported agriculture and makes the connection between health and the environment.
What does Chicago’s Green Food Resolution say? Both its text and its very presence say a lot. The growth of the food movement is exemplified by the fact that local officials are not only discussing, but also have gone so far as to acknowledge in a resolution that the manner in which our food is produced affects both our health and the sustainability of the planet.
For Chicago’s City Council to tie some of the big issues being discussed in Washington, such as ecological sustainability and health, into one resolution shows how these different debates converge on the subject of food policy. The resolution aims to improve our health and impact on the environment by encouraging people to grow, sell, buy and eat locally-grown, plant-based foods.
BE lT RESOLVED, that the Chicago City Council encourages individuals, civic associations, and community based organizations to grow local, organic gardens, and institutions and businesses to offer more plant based foods; and
BE lT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chicago City Council promotes the expansion of the number of Farmers’ Markets, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs, community gardens, and other venues which provide healthful plant based foods.
