Plan Overview

StrategyTacticsTags
1.1. Prioritize the development of a Regional Food Hub in Los Angeles.Convene public, private, and non-profit partners to develop plans for a Los Angeles Regional Food Hub.
Urge regional leaders to establish incentives and develop policies for growers, ranchers, and urban farmers to meet demand for Good Food.
Urge state and regional leaders to coordinate development of regional Good Food branding system.
Good/Local Food Economies;
Regional Coordination;
Producer market access;
Local brand promotion;
Supply Chain Infrastructure;
Good Food Governance;
Public Private Partnerships
Food System Coordination;
Funding & Investment Strategies
1.2. Develop a Food System Economic Development Strategy.Identify partners to study Food Workers and Small Food Enterprises.
Conduct a Foodshed Assessment.
Convene stakeholders and develop the food system economic strategy.
Link public investment to creation of good jobs and small food enterprises.
Good/Local Food Economies;
Regional Coordination;
Small Business Support;
Good Food Governance;
Public Private Partnerships;
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning;
Research & Innovation;
Funding & Investment Strategies;
Food System Coordination;
Regional Collaboration
1.3. Integrate food systems planning into existing City and County programs and local and regional planning documents.Review and update codes and regulations to enhance the Good Food system.
Integrate local and regional food system planning into Climate Action Plans.
Good Food Governance;
Food System Coordination;
Food System Plan Implementation;
Climate Mitigation
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2.1. Determine Good Food criteria and incorporate preferences for Good Food in City and County procurement rules.Direct departments to develop policies to increase procurement of Good Food.
Review and develop plans to incorporate Good Food criteria into new contracts.
Good Food Governance;
Good/Local Food Economies;
Public Procurement
2.2. Work with school districts and early childcare providers to improve the nutritional quality and availability of Good Food.Advocate for higher school food reimbursement rates.
Advocate school boards to transform school cafeterias into places of learning.
Establish nutrition policies in childcare and preschool settings.
Good Food Governance;
Advocacy;
Nutrition & Health;
Food in Public Institutions;
Food in Schools;
Nutrition Regulations;
Food & Nutrition Literacy
2.3. Encourage businesses and institutions to become Good Food leaders.Integrate Good Food Criteria into Green Business Certification Programs for foodservice providers.
Promote the brand.
Address the barriers preventing expansion of the commercial food waste program, such as through advocating for more funding to develop commercial composting facilities.
Consider voluntary salt reduction plans.
Good/Local Food Economies;
Local brand promotion;
Business Regulations;
Food Waste;
Commercial Food Waste;
Nutrition & Health;
Nutrition Regulations;
Good Food Governance;
Advocacy
StrategyTacticsTags
3.1. Increase the economic ability of low-income residents to purchase Good Food.Preserve positions and the programs that distribute federal funds.
Maximize usage of state and federal anti-poverty programs.
Advocate for extension of Transitional Subsidized Employment Program.
Promote the TSE Program to food businesses.
Food Security;
Food Access (consumer);
Food & Income Assistance (SNAP, WIC, etc.);
Purchasing Power (consumers);
Good Food Governance;
Advocacy;
Good/Local Food Economies;
Small Business Support
3.2. Increase the affordability of Good Food(Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Increase Food Stamp Program enrollment.
(Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Use data to target outreach efforts.
(Healthy Food Incentives for WIC and Food Stamp Recipients) Require full EBT and WIC participation at farmers’ markets.
(Healthy Food Incentives for WIC and Food Stamp Recipients) Promote funding opportunities and technical assistance for farmers’ markets.
(Healthy Food Incentives for WIC and Food Stamp Recipients) Establish an annual meeting with farmers’ market managers.
(Healthy Food Incentives for WIC and Food Stamp Recipients) Expand incentive programs to increase usage of SNAP and WIC at farmers’ markets.
Food Security;
Food Access (consumer);
Food & Income Assistance (SNAP, WIC, etc.);
Food Availability (retailers);
Food & Income Assistance (SNAP, WIC, etc.);
Farmers Markets;
Good/Local Food Economies;
Small Business Support
3.3. Strengthen the emergency food system.Maximize Food Stamp Program participation at emergency food sites.
The County should enact a Surplus Food Ordinance.
Local government should promote opportunities to share food.
Food Security;
Emergency Response;
Alternative Food Distribution Tactics;
Good Food Governance;
Regional Collaboration;
Food System Coordination
StrategyTacticsTags
4.1. Expand healthy food access
in underserved communities
and communities of color to
reduce health disparities and
race and class inequities.
Support CRA/LA’s efforts to improve Market Opportunities: Incentives for Food Retailers.
Strengthen the incentive package.
Link public investment in healthy food retail to responsible retailers.
Urge Congress and California Legislature to approve and fund Healthy Food Financing Initiatives.
Develop innovative healthy food retail proposal.
Improve transportation to healthy food retail.
Help farmers’ markets thrive.
Nutrition & Health;
Nutrition Regulations;
Food Availability;
Retailer Market Access;
Food Access (consumer);
Public transport (infrastructure);
Good Food Governance;
Public Private Partnerships;
Legislation;
Funding & Investment Strategies;
Advocacy;
Good/Local Food Economies;
Small Business Support
4.2. Improve quality of foods offered
in current neighborhood
food environments.
Incorporate public health strategies into land use documents.
Expand access to healthy foods through alternative distribution methods, such as mobile vendors.
Promote WIC-only stores as an access point for healthy foods in underserved neighborhoods.
Incentivize WIC-only stores to accept cash and other retail outlets to accept WIC and SNAP.
Facilitate coordinated healthy food sourcing of small storeowners.
Evaluate a fee on sugar-sweetened beverages.
Nutrition & Health;
Food Availability (retailers);
Retailer Market Access;
Retail Zoning;
Alternative Food Distribution Tactics;
Food & Income Assistance (SNAP, WIC, etc.);
Food Security;
Good Food Governance;
Advocacy;
Legislation;
Funding & Investment Strategies;
Good/Local Food Economies;
Small Business Support
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5.1. Support Residents’ Efforts
to Grow and Sell Food.
Make information on vacant land and infrastructure widely available.
The County should pass the Food and Flowers Freedom Act.
Streamline permitting and public land leases for community gardens.
Introduce healthy food access components in affordable housing developments.
Expand joint-use agreements with school/community gardens.
Food Sovereignty;
Community Food Growing;
Urban Garden Zoning & Regulations;
Land Access;
Farmland zoning & regulations; Agriculture & Food Production;
StrategyTacticsTags
6.1. Strengthen Nutrition, Food System, and Food Culture Literacy.Urge school districts to integrate skills based nutrition and food system literacy into health education curriculum, and eventually all subject areas.
Engage in Social Marketing Campaigns.
Leverage RENEW advocacy campaign funds for City of LA.
Direct relevant staff and agencies to work with community based and faith based organizations and promotoras.
Urge Congress to expand definition of SNAP-ED to include school gardening and cooking programs.
Increase collaboration with non-profit and extracurricular programs.
Leverage Project RENEW funds to promote Good Food efforts underway.
Urge school districts to integrate skills based nutrition and food system literacy into health education curriculum, and eventually all subject areas.
Engage in Social Marketing Campaigns.
Leverage RENEW advocacy campaign funds for City of LA.
Direct relevant staff and agencies to work with community based and faith based organizations and promotoras.
Urge Congress to expand definition of SNAP-ED to include school gardening and cooking programs.
Increase collaboration with non-profit and extracurricular programs.
Leverage Project RENEW funds to promote Good Food efforts underway.

Plan Information

CategoryDatabase entry
Plan RegionLos Angeles (2010)
Publication Date2010
Reviewed for Accuracy by Author(s)Yes
PDF AttachmentView Full Report
Plan TitleGood Food For All Agenda: Creating a New Regional Food System for Los Angeles
WebpageLos Angeles Food Policy Council Website
AuthorsLos Angeles Food Policy Task Force, Los Angeles city government, and Roots of Change non-profit
Author Type Cross sector Food Policy Task Force convened by the Mayor’s office (membership included non-profit, government, and for profit stakeholders across the food system spectrum.)
Region Type City
Funding Sources Municipal Government
FundersCity of Los Angeles, through the Fresh Food Access Program funded by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps and the Urban & Environmental Policy Institute, and task force members.
Total Project BudgetNot easily quantified – “funds” were time from key staff within the LA Mayor’s office and time and resources from task force members. The plan was produced on a volunteer and pro bono basis. 
Plan GoalsTo create a “framework for moving a more extensive dialogue forward” (p. 53) in creating a “Good Food” system. Good Food refers to healthy, affordable, fair, and sustainable food. The goal of this project is to ensure that everyone has access to Good Food, improved public health, access to quality jobs, increased equity, and improved environmental sustainability within the region.
A Good Food System includes the following elements:1. “Prioritizes the health and well-being of our residents”;2. “Makes healthy, high quality food affordable”;3. “Contributes to a thriving economy where all participants in the food supply chain receive fair compensation and fair treatment”;4. “Protects and strengthens our biodiversity and natural resources throughout the region”;5. “Ensures that Good Food is accessible to all” (p. 11).
Intended AudienceGovernment, policymakers, community members
Plan Recommendation StructureThe recommendation structure provides 55 action steps and organizes them into six priority action areas, strategies to reach the action areas, and recommended “first steps” to take to reach these goals.
The priority action areas include: 1. Promote a “Good Food” Economy (Good Food is defined as healthy, affordable, fair, and sustainable);2. Build a Market for Good Food;3. Eliminate Hunger in Los Angeles;4. Ensure Equal Access to Good Food in Underserved Communities;5. Grow Good Food in our neighborhoods;6. Inspire and mobilize Good Food champions.
Priority action areas were identified by taking into account several considerations, such as:1. Leveraging existing resources;2. Synergy;3. Scale of benefit;4. Timeframe;5. Actions are not all one size fits all;6. Justice;7. Community participation in food system decision-making;8. Flexibility and creativity (p. 51-52).
Catalyst for PlanMayor’s office initiative 
Creation ProcessTask force convened in November 2009. They designed a process to include community voices in this project and held several working sessions to create an outline of a plan. 
They also worked with Roots of Change as a consulting organization, to help host three LA Urban-Rural Roundtable events and present the results to a larger convening. Following this, they held seven listening sessions, one community dialogue, and one funder’s briefing. Once meetings closed, the Task Force developed a framework for moving forward as the first step, understanding the second step will mobilize a cross-sectoral “regional movement to advance and implement the Good Food Agenda” (p. 14). The project was intended to be  a living document that will shift over time and aimed to move a more extensive dialogue forward around cultivating a Good Food System. 
Theoretical Framework, if any   N/A
Theoretical Framework: LiteratureUnspecified
Development Timeline9 months
Implementation StrategyThis plan includes broad overarching recommendations within each outlined priority action area as a means of implementation. For example, “Convene public, private, and non-profit partners to develop plans for a Los Angeles Regional Food Hub” (p. 18).
Additionally, this plan outlines critical next steps:
“Track 1: City-County Reach for the “Low-Hanging Fruit” (p. 84). This includes City and County elected leaders, department heads, and others within government to work with policy makers and accomplish “quick wins” to build momentum. This also includes “implementing policy changes to: 1) break down silos, 2) share information, and 3) discuss how departments can work in coordination” (p. 84).
“Track 2: Establish a Food Policy Council to Strengthen the Good Food For All Agenda.”
Priority next steps include the establishment of an LA Food Policy Council (LAFPC) along with proposed organizing principles and a call for ongoing funding. 
Implementation TimelineFormation of an LA Food Policy Council by Fall 2010 (2 months after publication).
Evaluation StrategyUnspecified
International Development Framework(s)None
Current Plan StatusUpdated
Government Adoption StatusNot Adopted
Government Adoption Status (Notes)While not officially adopted by LA city government, the plan was endorsed by Mayor Villaraigosa, who subsequently authorized the establishment of the LAFPC and the Office of Food Policy as part of the Mayor’s office. 
The Mayor later adopted the Good Food Purchasing Program via Executive Order. The Good Food Purchasing Program came out of this plan as an action step, and its adoption was the result of direct advocacy and efforts from the LAFPC. The Executive Order for GFPP was signed October 24, 2012.
Supplemental Documents (to be attached within the AirTable)N/A