US EditionUSDA ends program that brought locally grown food to school cafeterias
- The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the end of the Local Food for Schools program, which was designed to help schools purchase food from local farms.
- Maine's Department of Education reported spending over $740,000 on the program through January 2025.
- Shad Swanson expressed that he will lose about $10,000 in income due to the program's cancellation.
- Despite the USDA cuts, local schools and nonprofits emphasize their commitment to serving farm-fresh food.
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Maine schools will buy less from local farms after USDA cuts reimbursements
Mi’kmaq Farms & Fish Hatchery in Caribou has already spent $10,000 on its spring seeds. But after the U.S. Department of Agriculture just ended a program that helped schools to buy produce from local farmers, it’s not clear the operation will be able to put all those seeds in the ground this year, then sell the resulting produce, according to farm and hatchery manager Mike Smith. “You shouldn’t be screwing with anything food-related, especially …
USDA cuts programs sending Alabama-grown produce to schools, food banks
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Two federal programs that pay Alabama farmers to grow fresh produce for school cafeterias and food banks are coming to an abrupt end. The now-canceled federal contracts poured millions of dollars into Alabama farms and put fresh foods into the hands of people who needed it. Huntsville Police say one injured in Rime Village shooting Fresh produce is a necessity for the people who visit food banks. "It can really ha…
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