The Chicago Public Schools Want ‘em!
Family Farmed.org is partnering with Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality, the major food service provider for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), to ask Midwestern farmers to contract for $2,300,000 of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables. “The commitment of Chartwells and CPS to purchase fresh and frozen local food is a model for the nation,” said Jim Slama, president of FamilyFarmed.org. In order to reduce pesticide residues, the RFI includes a preference for farms that use Integrated Pest Management Techniques and for produce grown without organophosphate pesticides.
More, including the Request for Information, here.
