In Maine, the money allowed the coastal RSU 23 school district to buy food directly from fisherman, dairy producers and farmers for school meals, said Caroline Trinder, the districts food and nutrition services
“This will hurt Georgia kids and Georgia farmers. We should support our schools providing kids with fresh, nutritious food grown locally by Georgia farmers. It’s a win-win for childhood nutrition and Georgia agriculture,” Ossoff said in a Tuesday statement. “I urge the Trump Administration ...
In anew articlepublished in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development (JAFSCD), FMC outlines the industry need behind creating the Farmers Market Metrics (Metrics) program, and a timeline of the steps and partnerships that led to the creation of the tool, as well as ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign to swiftly bar the use of food stamps to buy soda is fueling tensions between his team and the Agriculture Department, according to four people inside and outside government familiar with the dyn...
Projects must meet the food needs of low-income people; increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food needs; promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm and nutrition issues; and meet specific state, local or neighborhood food and agriculture needs for ...
She was referring to a change proposed by the USDA to the way states determine who is eligible for the benefits provided via the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. "This proposal perfectly showcases the Republicans' cynical special interest agenda that...