Create a locally sourced organic lunch program to bring farm fresh organic foods into your school lunchroom.
The Waldorf Schools and Hopkins School District have model healthy lunch programs. Nationally, the Farm to School program can help you connect farmers with schools and provides resources for healthy lunch programs. If you make a lunch, send kids to school with organic foods packed in reusable containers and include non-disposable cutlery and a cloth napkin. A typical disposable lunch, with items such as single-serve yogurt, Ziploc bags and juice boxes, can create roughly one to two pounds of trash per week. See wastefreelunches.org for tips and lunchbox options.