Tell President Biden: STOP federal food programs from serving Big Ag over people and the planet!

Industrial animal agriculture is one of the leading contributors to climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions. It puts workers at high risk of injury, pollutes our air and water, and subjects animals to immeasurable cruelty. And every day, the government funds this destructive industry by purchasing factory-farmed meat and dairy for public institutions like schools, public healthcare facilities, and correctional facilities.

President Biden has the power to expand access to plant-based food in public institutions, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and ensure that food is sourced from places that treat their workers fairly. And the upcoming White House conference on hunger, nutrition, and health makes this the perfect opportunity for him to act -- but this will only work if President Biden feels a groundswell of pressure from people like you.

Now is your chance! By signing this petition, you could fight factory farming, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, AND expand access to plant-based food!

President

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Dear President Biden,

As the White House convenes its upcoming Conference on Hunger, Health, and Nutrition, I urge you to implement healthy food service guidelines and sustainable and equitable food purchasing policies across the federal government.

The federal government purchases billions of dollars of food each year to feed millions of Americans, including military service members, schoolchildren, veterans, seniors, federal employees, and people incarcerated in federal prisons.

Right now, the vast majority of these food purchases are supporting the status quo food system that is actively working against this administration’s goals. Instead, you can transform our food system by aligning federal food purchases with the administration’s policy objectives to achieve racial justice, mitigate climate change, support family farms, strengthen local economies, ensure nutrition security, support food and farm workers, and protect animal welfare.

I respectfully urge you to update the Federal Food Service Guidelines to incorporate climate, equity, and other social goals, for example, by requiring that plant-based options are available at all federal facilities. The updated Food Service Guidelines should then be implemented across all federal food service operations. This will improve the health of millions of Americans and help spur the just and sustainable food system we desperately need.

Thank you for considering my position.

Sincerely, 
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