Episode 67: Pam Koch on Universal Free School Lunch

The Checkout Speaks with researcher and educator Pam Koch on the need for universal school lunch and creating school-based resources for food justice.

Pam Koch conducts research with schools and communities to give people power to demand healthy, just, sustainable food. She translates her research into curricula for school teachers, recommendations for policy makers, and resources for advocates. She has evaluated many school-based programs that improve school meals, create school gardens, conduct cooking sessions, and promote food justice. She teaches an online professional development course for educators, Teaching Food and Nutrition for All. Her work contributes to increased access to nutritious, delicious and sustainable food for all.

https://www.tc.columbia.edu/tisch/

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Episode #67 Notes

0:45 - Tell us about your role at Tisch Center for Food, Education, and Policy.

2:15 - On Tisch Center’s research and advocacy work.

3:30 - On food insecurity in New York.

9:50 - How has COVID impacted food insecurity and your positions on policies impacting this?

18:45 - Policy goals around universal lunch programs.

28:30 - On the Food Ed Coalition.

35:00 - Policy positions regarding nutrition for school lunches.

40:30 - Food, well being, and food education.