The momentum for organic school meals is building across California—and the energy is undeniable. At Conscious Kitchen, we’re proud to be part of this growing movement alongside visionary school leaders, dedicated organic farmers, passionate advocates, and strong partners like the California Department of Education (CDE) and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond. We recently …
Conscious Kitchen, in collaboration with The Alice Waters Institute, proudly welcomed The Henry Ford to Michelle Obama School in the West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) for the culminating event of their Farm to School Lunch Across America campaign. This impactful initiative champions the importance of locally sourced, seasonal, and regeneratively farmed organic school …
This past August marked an exciting milestone: the launch of The Conscious Kitchen at Lagunitas School District — welcome to Café Lagunitas! As the first school district in West Marin to serve 100% organic, scratch-cooked school meals, this initiative represents years of community vision coming to life. Fueled by growing interest in nourishing students with …
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After 2+ years of collaboration, innovation, and dedication to shifting the paradigm around school food, Conscious Kitchen, Nature’s Path, and West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) made history through a collaborative effort to radically transform a breakfast staple at schools across the nation. On May 2nd, we hosted CEREAL-ously ORGANIC at Michelle Obama Elementary …
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As the rain poured down across the state of California, our dedication to fostering connections between food service teams and small local organic farmers remained unwavering. Despite the challenging weather conditions, Conscious Kitchen and Alice Waters Institute (AWI) teams embarked on a journey to the magnificent landscape of Paicines Ranch for a winter edition of …
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“I am a farmer and a mother of three. In my own experience, my three boys would get their breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks from their schools. At that time, the school meals weren’t as nutritious or healthy. There is a huge opportunity to change this and really impact students with fresh, organic, nutritious meals. …
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Chef Guillaume Pfhal has brought his passion for cooking to Conscious Kitchen since 2015. Having served hundreds of thousands of meals across the Sausalito Marin City School District throughout the years, Chef G is an expert on getting students passionate about FLOSN (fresh, local, organic, seasonal, nutritious) food. His mission is to create a supportive …
Why do we love Earth Day? Because the day calls on us to reflect upon the most wonderful gift we have received—the earth, our home. This year, we celebrated with California’s First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom and many like-minded champions of the state’s Farm to School initiatives, local leaders who are dedicated to transforming school …
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What better way to spend spring break than conducting on-the-ground research to build food systems that support the health and wellbeing of people and planet? That’s exactly what Conscious Kitchen did with our Organic Farm to School Mapping Project and a passionate cohort of six local college and university students this spring. This cohort came …
We are always proud of our work with Conscious Kitchen! What a joy to share our organic school food program in person with top leaders across our country for National School Breakfast Week. USDA Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Congressman John Garamendi, and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond joined Conscious …
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