Local Government Food Policy Database
Good Food Purchasing Program, Boston, Massachusetts
| Jurisdiction Name | Boston |
| State / Province | MA |
| Country | United States |
| Type of Government | Municipality |
| Population | 617,594 |
| Population Range | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Policy Links |
Download PDF View Policy Online |
| Policy Type | ordinance |
| GFC Topic | community food connections, community food production, community food security |
| Keywords | annual food procurement reporting, buy local, city agency food standards, economic investment, environmental sustainability, equitable, food procurement, food production, food purchasing, health, local economy, local food purchasing policy |
| Adopting Government Department(s) | Boston City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s) | City of Boston departments and agencies |
| Supporting Entity(s) | Boston Public Schools |
| Funding Amount | n/a |
| Funding Sources | n/a |
| Policy Outcome(s) |
The Good Food Purchasing Program, developed by the Center for Good Food Purchasing and implemented through an Ordinance Regarding Good Food Purchasing Standards in the City of Boston, requires the city (all city agencies, but primarily relevant to Boston Public Schools) to meet higher standards for nutrition, animal welfare, environmental sustainability and fair labor when making food purchases. The program seeks to bring greater transparency in the food purchasing process, to support support vendors that invest in disadvantaged and minority communities, to address ongoing inequities and issues caused by unequal access to resources in local minority, disabled, and/or women-owned businesses, and to boost the local economy while making a more equitable food system. |
