Sacramento schools need federal support to bring local food to students
We work in very different kitchens: One of us runs Mulvaney’s Building and Loan, a celebrated farm-to-fork restaurant in Sacramento. The other oversees food service for the Sacramento City Unified School District, serving more than 40,000 meals daily to students, 74% of whom qualify as economically disadvantaged. But we share a common mission of connecting people with high-quality, locally grown food.
We also share a common challenge: Without federal support for local food purchasing, the system that benefits farmers, students and entire communities remains out of reach.