New USDA nutrition recommendations were released showing that half the plate should be fresh fruits and vegetables and half should be grains and protein with meat being more of a condiment.

Sustainable Table celebrates local sustainable food, educates consumers on food-related issues and works to build community through food.

Supporting and contracting with Gourmet Gorilla for local and organic school lunches directly impacts the local community through our procurement methods. The decisions a school can make on the food service provider it uses can help strengthen community, develop educational opportunities, and promote food security.  We promote the activities of urban farming organizations like Windy City Harvest through our purchasing decisions. Even though these are often not the cheapest sources there is more to a price than meets the eye. For our preschools and elementary schools we use urban farming as an education tool to broaden the knowledge that children have about their food and how it is produced.

NBC News 2010…. “Note: The placeholder image is a conventional school lunch, not ours!”

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The First Meeting is February 9th at the Iron Street Farm… Click to Enlarge Image.



Sourcing your milk from one known farm has its benefits. You know what the cows were fed, you know how each cow was treated and best of all you know their names!