AASHE is pleased to announce the completed Guide to Developing a Sustainable Food Purchasing Policy. You may download the guide and view related policy examples on the companion web site www.sustainablefoodpolicy.org.

This document is a product of the Sustainable Food Policy Project, which was initiated in 2006 by the partners below to support efforts by educational, healthcare and other institutions to have a positive impact on the food system through purchasing. We thank all the partners for their contributions, particularly Food Alliance which coordinated the project.

The Guide is intended to help universities, colleges, hospitals, and other institutions - as well as those advocating for food system change - create, promote and implement practical sustainable food purchasing policies. We hope you will find it to be a valuable tool!

-Judy Walton