Port Townsend group petitions for healthy, local food in schools

Peninsula Daily News
Jennifer Jackson

PORT TOWNSEND - How many angry moms does it take to change a school lunch menu?

According to the film "Two Angry Moms," it takes a whole community to change the status quo.

Which is why a coalition of local parents is circulating two petitions SEmD one for adults and one for students SEmD asking the Port Townsend School Board to do three things: maximize use of fresh, whole food in the cafeteria; minimize processed food in lunch and breakfast programs; and buy more food from local sources.

"We started the petitions last week," said Rosanna Herman, a coalition organizer. (Read More)

For more information on the Jefferson County Farm to Schools Coalition