Sustainable, Equitably Sourced School Meals
OSE supports SPS Culinary Services with technical assistance and funding to expand school meals made with fresh, sustainable, and culturally relevant ingredients. This includes helping staff with values-based purchasing from local farmers, fisheries, and food businesses—especially those owned by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)—through supplier outreach and procurement process development. OSE also provides funding for ingredient purchases and staff capacity to advance values-based food purchasing.
Below are some of the local producers we have supported SPS Culinary Services to purchase from:
- Alvarez Organic Farms
- Afella Jollof Catering
- Black Farmers Collective
- Farmstand Local Foods
- Grace Harbor Farms
- Jack Mountain Meats
- Marge Granola
- Milpa Masa
- Muckleshoot Seafood Products
- Patty Pan Cooperative
- Puget Sound Food Hub
- Sherman’s Pioneer Farm Produce
- Sidhu Farms
- Sebhat Bakery & Market
- Thanh Son Tofu
- Tortillas Con Madre