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Geographic Preference: Helping Schools Purchase Local Foods for School Meal Programs

April 25, 2011 Matt Russell (AMS) and Loren LaCorte (FNS), USDA Farm to School Team

The 2008 Farm Bill contained more support for local and regional food systems than ever before, with provisions such as a 5% set-aside within the Rural Development Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program and increased funding for the Farmers Market Promotion Program. Farm to school efforts...

Initiatives Food and Nutrition Farming