Four friendly faces of New England
This quarter, we are featuring four producers from the Faces of New England cohort who offer new ways to purchase regionally grown products.
local food
Hospitals are cooking up change by growing their own produce
There is an increasing trend in hospital farms. Twenty-six percent of Practice Greenhealth members including Boston Medical Center and Seattle Children's Hospital are growing farms or gardens on campus.
Rhode Island Health Care Local Food Challenge - Case Study
The Rhode Island Health Care Local Food Challenge inspired participating hospitals to support New England food producers and fishers through a competition.
Local Sourcing in Ski Country
[Wellness Watch] Kathy King offers insight on how to tailor sourcing initiatives to a senior living facility.
Small Steps Lead to Big Change at Huggins Hospital
Huggins Hospital sees Food Day as a way for a small critical access hospital to have a big impact: educating the public about antibiotic resistance and shifting their procurement practices towards a healthier food system.
Farm Fresh Healthcare Project How-To Guide Details Innovative Model to Increase Local, Organic Produce in Hospitals
A team of six hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area share lessons learned in a new How-To Guide based on two years of collaboration through the Farm Fresh Healthcare Project.
Local Hospitals Move Toward Life-Supporting Foods
In California, 25 percent of the state’s hospitals are participating in the California Healthy Food in Health Care Program.
