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Committee advances Good Food New York resolution after Tompkins Food Future briefing
Summary
After a presentation by Tompkins Food Future, the Planning, Energy and Environmental Quality Committee unanimously approved a resolution April 2 urging the state to pass the Good Food New York bill; the resolution will be forwarded to the full legislature for consideration.
The Tompkins County Planning, Energy and Environmental Quality Committee voted unanimously April 2 to advance a resolution urging the New York State Legislature to pass — and the governor to sign — the Good Food New York bill, after a briefing from Tompkins Food Future.
Tompkins Food Future director Katie Hollis told the committee the bill would ease the ability of public institutions such as schools, hospitals and correctional facilities to buy from local farmers by allowing institutions to select a bid that is within 10% of the lowest price if that higher bid meets specified “values-based” criteria such as environmentally sustainable practices, worker protections and animal welfare. “The Good Food bill is a way to make it easier for institutions like schools,…
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