Supporting Farmers, Food Workers, and Environment through Federal Food Purchases
This new law changes how the government buys food, aiming to support small farmers, fishermen, and ranchers, while also promoting environmental protection and fair labor practices. This means food supplied to schools and food banks will come from more sustainable sources, potentially improving the quality and variety of available products.
Key points
The government will prioritize buying food from small, beginning, veteran, and disadvantaged farmers, strengthening local economies.
Food purchases will promote climate-friendly practices, such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting biodiversity.
The act aims to improve working conditions in the food supply chain and increase transparency about food origins.
Grants and assistance will be available to help small producers more easily sell their products to the government.
Introduced
Citizen Poll