How to Start a Slow Food in Schools Project

Slow Food USA has developed general guidelines for establishing Slow Food in Schools projects. This downloadable document provides a step-by-step guide to starting a project in your community as well as information on types of projects, model Slow Food in Schools projects, funding guidelines, and numerous informational resources.

Click here to download How to Start a Slow Food in Schools Project.

The Model Wellness Policy Guide

The federal government issued a mandate, through the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, providing the opportunity to establish standards for diet and health in our nation's public schools. The requirement called for each school district to form a Wellness Committee and draft a district Wellness Policy. Now being implemented, these policies address the quality of meals served at school, the regularity of physical education, and instruction connected to diet and health.

The Center for Ecoliteracy, Slow Food USA and the Chez Panisse Foundation prepared a downloadable Model Wellness Policy Guide. As your local Wellness Policy is implemented, please use this guide to understand how each aspect of the government's mandate can be established more Slowly.

To download, please visit: http://www.ecoliteracy.org/programs/wellness_policy.html