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Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan Visits Vermont’s Brattleboro Food Coop

September 30, 2011 Molly Lambert, USDA Rural Development Vermont/New Hampshire State Director

Earlier this week, I had the privilege of touring the southern part of Vermont with US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Kathleen Merrigan. On Monday, we went from farm to farm along the Route 9 corridor and met with some of the incredibly courageous farm families who are putting their lives back...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Bringing More Fresh Fruits and Vegetables to Schools

September 12, 2011 Deputy Secretary Kathleen A. Merrigan

In 1996, only two schools nationwide bought food directly from farmers in their region through what are called farm-to-school programs. Today, these programs exist in over 2,000 U.S. schools – and a new pilot program in Michigan and Florida could send that number ticking quickly upward. Farm-to...

Food and Nutrition Farming