Healthy Food

The climate is ripe for sustainable agriculture across Washington state.

Conventional agricultural systems rely heavily on the use of pesticides and fertilizers, resulting in food contaminated with pesticides, poor water quality, and threats to the health of farm communities. Washington Toxics Coalition is working to change the future of farming in our state to one that is healthy for people, land, and water, and less dependent on toxic chemicals.

Why Hospitals Should Buy
Organic Food

As part of the national Health Care Without Harm campaign, Washington Toxics Coalition is working with Washington hospitals to carry healthier foods, free of chemical pesticides, hormones, and antibiotics.

Ten Puget Sound hospitals have signed a Healthy Food Pledge, signifying an interest in reforming the way they look at food procurement. Hospitals possess enormous purchasing power, and changes in the way they buy their food have a major impact on our national food system.

In collaboration with Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility and the Washington State Nurses Association, WTC will ask hospitals to begin adopting food procurement models advocated by the Green Guide to Health Care. WTC hopes to increase market opportunities for Washington’s sustainable farmers, keeping our food safe, and our dollars local.

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