Support the NYC Sustainable Food Charter

Dear Friend,

The movement to make New York City healthier and greener by changing the way we eat is gaining momentum with each passing day, and we have now arrived at a crucial moment in this campaign. Your voice can make a difference, and I am reaching out to ask that you get involved.

Please sign the pledge to consider your food choices and to support the ten simple but potentially life-changing principles contained in the NYC Sustainable Food Charter.

In signing the pledge, you will be joining a virtual who’s who of leading thinkers and advocates in the sustainable food movement, including Anna Lappe, Marion Nestle, Joan Gussow, Fred Kirschenmann, Catherine Gund, Maya Wiley, Lucy Cabrera, and Joel Berg. I could not be more proud to have their support.

The goal of this campaign is to spur government to create a food system that improves the health and well-being of you, your family, your neighborhood, and all New Yorkers. I urge you to take a moment to read the Food Charter and, if you are so moved, to sign the pledge.

As Frances Moore Lappe, the mother of one of our most distinguished food advocates, has said, “democracy is not what we have; it is what we do.” Please express your views.