USDA Grant Will Help Local Schools Offer Local Foods

 
 
The Indiana State Department of Health is a recipient of the USDA’s Farm to School Program grant to assist officials in connecting schools with local food producers.

This $100,000 grant will help the ISDH to conduct strategic planning to expand and better support the Indiana Farm to School Network efforts and assess school food service infrastructure and readiness to incorporate local products into school meal programs. Scholarships will also be made available for small farmers and school food service staff members to attend trainings that provide skills and information that support farm to school.

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