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Sweden Bound: Carrying California’s School Food Movement to the World Stage

By / Community, Our Team

In just a few days, members of the Conscious Kitchen team will board a plane to Sweden as finalists for the Food Planet Prize, one of the world’s largest awards recognizing innovative solutions to transform food systems. The Food Planet Prize selected four finalists from more than 1,000 organizations around the world. To be included […]

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Judi Shils and Barbara Jellison

Every Parfait Deserves a Little Love Crunch

By / Community, Recipes, WCCUSD

What began as a simple way to elevate breakfast, the build-your-own parfait bar became a clear demonstration of how impactful school food can be when fresh ingredients, thoughtful design, and strong partnerships come together. In the days leading up to Valentine’s Day, cafeterias at Lake Elementary and Pinole Valley High School in West Contra Costa

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Starting 2026 Strong with an Organic Lunch & Farmers Market

By / Community, WCCUSD

As students returned to school after winter break, West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) welcomed them back with something special: a fresh, fully organic school lunch and farmers market to foster community and connection as we start the new year. In January, Conscious Kitchen partnered with WCCUSD to host a farm-to-school organic lunch and

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Chopped organic Romaine Lettuce: Building the Infrastructure for Organic School Meals

By / Community

For years, we’ve heard the same thing from school districts across California: We want to serve organic romaine lettuce, but we simply don’t have the labor to process it in-house. And they’re right. While whole-head romaine works beautifully in commercial kitchens and smaller programs, most school food operations don’t have the staff, time, or infrastructure

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Gathering at The Ecology Center: A Day of Learning, Collaboration, and Organic Growth

By / Community, Road Tour

During the summer of 2025, Conscious Kitchen set out on the Organic Farm-to-School Road Tour to connect small and mid-sized organic farms with school districts across California. With a vision of providing every student in the state with fresh, local, and organic food, this initiative invites school food service leaders, farmers, and community partners to

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South Coast Region: A Deep Dive into the Future of Organic School Meals

By / Community, Road Tour

During the summer of 2025, Conscious Kitchen set out on the Organic Farm-to-School Road Tour to connect small and mid-sized organic farms with school districts across California. With a vision of providing every student in the state with fresh, local, and organic food, this initiative invites school food service leaders, farmers, and community partners to

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Kicking Off the Organic Farm-to-School Road Tour

By / Community, Road Tour

During the summer of 2025, Conscious Kitchen set out on the Organic Farm-to-School Road Tour to connect small and mid-sized organic farms with school districts across California. With a vision of providing every student in the state with fresh, local, and organic food, this initiative invites school food service leaders, farmers, and community partners to

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Mission: Possible! Go Organic — A Growing Movement for Organic School Meals in California

By / Community, WCCUSD

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

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