Institute at the Golden Gate

A New Toolkit for Sustainable and Healthy Food in Parks

Dig in to Food for the Parks: A Roadmap to Success. The Institute’s newest publication works as a toolkit to offer strategies and ideas to help parks, concessionaires, food service providers, and producers expand the availability of nutritious, local, and sustainable fresh food to park visitors nationwide. The Food for the Parks initiative promotes collaboration and partnership among stakeholders as they offer more choices to park visitors; fulfilling a legacy of park values and solidifying the important role parks play in building a more healthy and sustainable world.

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November kicks off our annual season to welcome environmentally-focused organizations to host meetings, retreats, and conferences through our special Institute Rate at Cavallo Point Lodge in the Golden Gate National Parks.

Reduced meeting package rates are available between November and April of each year to qualifying groups at the only LEED Certified national park lodge in the country. Host an event >

Contact Nickie Kluge for more information.

The Parks & Health Guide is a one-stop resource portal for parks, prescribers, and providers to share resources as they strengthen the connections between parks and health in their communities.

The Guide showcases over 30 wellness programs in parks and public lands and compiles a variety of articles on innovative projects, insightful data, downloads, educational materials, and more.

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Our Initiatives

In conjunction with the national Healthy Parks Healthy People US movement, we support two key initiatives to help drive environmental action: Park Prescriptions, a movement to prescribe parks for health and Food for the Parks, an effort to implement sustainable food system policies throughout the National Park Service. The Institute continues to support other projects that drive action for a sustainable world. Visit our Areas of Focus page to learn more >

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Video Highlights

The Institute’s Food for the Parks initiative sprouted from a number of collaborative connections at Institute events. National Park Service, concessionaire, and sustainable food leaders continue to advance the goal to implement healthy and sustainable food in national parks across the U.S.

Bill McKibben, author, educator, and environmentalist joined National Park Service leaders and sustainable food experts to discuss climate change and the value of local food systems.

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