ALL IN Eats

About the Program

Category: Health (Best in Category)

Year: 2022

Launched in January 2020 by the late Supervisor Wilma Chan, ALL IN EATS (AIE) is an Alameda County-led collaboration that has created a local food system focused on equity, sustainability, and health. AIE provides residents with nutritious, affordable food that is sustainably sourced from County urban farms; supports comprehensive food recovery efforts; creates wealth-building opportunities for low-income farmers and food entrepreneurs; and provides job opportunities for the formerly incarcerated and TANF participants. AIE has built a circular food economy that keeps “farm-to-fork” dollars local in support of the County’s most vulnerable residents and climate action goals. This is achieved through five program areas: urban farms, food hubs (commercial kitchens), food delivery, food recovery, and food prescriptions for those with chronic diet-related diseases. With the support of its operational partner, the Alameda County Deputy Sheriff’s Athletic League, AIE benefits the health of individuals and families while supporting local entrepreneurs of color and removing barriers to employment. By focusing on the County’s most vulnerable communities, AIE introduces racial justice and equity into an inequitable food system further exacerbated by the effects of COVID-19 through an innovative, multi-faceted approach that promotes resilient communities, food and nutrition security, and opportunities for economic empowerment.