-to-school programs USDA seeks ways to boost farm-to-school programsUSDA seeks ways to boost farm-to-school programsSTEVE KARNOWSKI
Department of Agriculture for funding of its program titled "The Farm to School Grant Program" that will help schools improve the health and well-being of their students and connect with local agricultural producers.EBSCO_bspFederal Grants & Contracts...
Dallas ISD spent $320,000 on local produce (not including USDA Foods purchases). To date for the 2015-2016 school year (with April-June still to go!), we have spent $630,000.We also anticipate featuring some locally grown items on our summer food service program menu during the summer ...
Getting Started: Tips and Tools for School Food Service. Local Food Procurement: There are several options for schools to get local food into the cafeteria – regardless of the method - remember that you always have to follow USDA procurement regulations. We’ve broken down the basics of "...
$6 million in funding for different types of USDA Farm to School grants. USDA also claims that nearly $50 million is available for loans to support local and regional food enterprises under its Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program.7 ...
ofdollarsondiet-relateddisease,aninvestmentinnutritioneducationmakessense,saystheUSDA'sStacyDean."Foodissofundamentaltolifeandgoodhealthanditisabsolutelyworthyofsometimeinthebasiccurriculum,"shesays.Thehopeisthatintegratingnutritionandcookingintoaschoolprogramwillgivekidstheskillsandinspirationtoeatwell,andhelpputthe...
A Farm-to-School program has been developed to facilitate interactions and sales directly between farmers and school cafeteria workers. Fresh fruits and vegetables are items that are currently being sold by farmers in this program. An ideal vegetable would be one that was easily harvested, easily ...
The USDA's Farm to School Program helps child nutrition program operators incorporate local foods into the National School Lunch Program and its associated programs, as well as the Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Foo... M Murray,Diane Smith,Rita Ordo n ez 被引量: 0发表...
“I am a happy, longtime customer of The FruitGuys Farm-to-School Program! I cannot say enough good things about their customer service team.” Let's Work Together! We can’t wait to bring delicious healthy produce to your students. ...
The USDA will provide nearly $1.3 billion to states and territories for additional food purchases for school meal programs, which the agency said is needed due to the expiration of a 2022 law that temporarily increased funding to those programs. It will also distribute nearly...