'Food is medicine' takes shape as RFK Jr. praises school menu changes in West Virginia
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey in a vow to help "Make America Healthy Again." MAHA advocate Calley Means discussed the significance of the moment.
Kennedy touts effort to ban certain food dyes from school lunches
Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey Friday in support of legislation the governor signed this week ...
Legislators to phase in universal school meals with $67 million spending request
Illinois House Bill 2365, sponsored by state Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, seeks to appropriate $67 million to the Healthy ...
SLO County kids are eating better than ever at school. But a threat is looming
Schools are dishing out farm-to-fork meals featuring fresh, local produce. See what’s on the menu — and why it could be at ...
Students at Lodi High School raising chickens as part of agricultural learning program
Chickens have stolen the hearts of the entire student body at Lodi High School in New Jersey. It's the only school in Bergen ...
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USDA cancels $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to buy food from local suppliers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two federal programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farms, ranchers and producers ...
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Wisconsin farmers, food pantries urge USDA to restore local food programs
MADISON (WKOW)-- Farmers and food pantries in Wisconsin are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to restore local food assistance programs. The USDA announced it's terminating the 2025 Local ...
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USDA cuts $10.6 million from Kansas for local produce at schools and food banks
The Local Food for Schools program would have provided $8 million to schools and child care providers. The Local Food Purchase Assistance program would have provided $2.6 million to food banks.
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Local farmers, schools, food banks brace for impact from USDA
A recent $1 billion budget cut by the U.S. Department of Agriculture could directly impact local schools and food banks, including the Food Bank of the Golden Crescent’s ability to buy from ...
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Wisconsin farmers, food pantries urge USDA to restore local food programs
The USDA is also ending the Local Food for Schools (LFS) program. The program received $3.4 million in funding from the federal government but was administered by the Wisconsin Department of Public ...
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USDA ends program that helped schools serve food from local farmers
(AP Photo) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and ...
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Missouri farmers fear cuts to programs that brought their food to schools, food banks
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting programs that helped schools and charities buy locally-sourced food. That decision is set to cut sales for some Missouri farmers. The move rolls back two ...