Serving farm fresh food in schools is getting big federal support — but will 'farm to school' stick?
The Farm-to-School movement is out to revolutionize the humble school lunch with food grown on local farms. But the path from cropland to cafeteria is full of complicated twists and turns. A new wave ...
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture will highlight the 15th annual Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week, and the third Agricultural Literacy Week next week with three on-site visits. The Farmer ...
It’s a hot, buggy morning and Derrick Hoffman is poking around a densely packed row of bushy cherry tomato plants. Behind him, rows of peppers, eggplant, kale and broccoli are still soaking up the sun ...
A growing number of school districts are taking advantage of state and federal funding to start bringing local farm produce into their nutrition plans. Erin McKee holds a school lunch tray filled with ...
On a hot, buggy morning in mid August, Derrick Hoffman poked around a densely packed row of bushy cherry tomato plants, looking for the ripest tomatoes. Hoffman and a handful of farm hands were ...
Serving farm fresh food in schools is getting big federal support — but will 'farm to school' stick?
The USDA supports for farm to school programming through several grants. The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Program has provided $84 million from 2013 to 2023. But starting last school year, two new ...
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