Oregon farmers wrap up local food deliveries after federal cuts

Oregon farmers wrap up local food deliveries after federal cuts

This summer season will be the last time some lower-income Oregonians will receive boxes of locally grown produce or meat as part of a federally funded program. That’s after the Trump administration abruptly ended the program earlier this year.The federally funded Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program, or LFPA, awarded funds to states and tribal governments, which then partnered with local groups to buy food directly from …