The USDA has just published an analysis of its school lunch program. Among other useful information–the history, funding, etc–this report asks an interesting and pointed question: Does the school lunch program promote obesity in order to support industrial agriculture? The answer: it just might. This is a must-read for anyone interested in doing anything to make school lunches better for health and the environment.
And here’s a commentary in the San Francsico Chronicle from some folks on the front line of school lunches in the San Francisco Bay area. Even a little more money would go a long way.