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 The first-ever National Food Day will be October 24, 2011. Food Day seeks to bring together Americans from all walks of life—parents, teachers and students; health professionals, community organizers and local officials; chefs, school lunch providers and eaters of all stripes—to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. We will work with people around the country to create thousands of events in homes, schools, churches, farmers markets, city halls and state capitals.
National Food Day
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) are the Honorary Co-Chairs for Food Day 2011, and the day is sponsored by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, the nonprofit watchdog group that has led successful fights for food labeling, better nutrition and safer food since 1971. Like CSPI, Food Day will be people powered, and does not accept funding from government or corporations. However, restaurants, supermarkets and others are encouraged to observe Food Day in their own ways.
Food Day is backed by an impressive advisory board that includes anti-hunger advocates, physicians, authors, politicians and leaders of groups focused on everything from farmers markets to animal welfare to public health. But the most important ingredient in Food Day is you, says the center. It invites the public to organize an event and help make Food Day a success.
Food Day Goals
Food Day's Goals are to:
- Reduce diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods
- Support sustainable farms and limit subsidies to big agribusiness
- Expand access to food and alleviate hunger
- Protect the environment and animals by reforming factory farms
- Promote health by curbing junk food marketing to kids
- Support fair conditions for food and farm workers
Learn more at cspinet.org.
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