Farm to School Act Will Support Child Nutrition Programs and Local Food Systems in Rebuilding From Pandemic
National Farm to School Network and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition urge support for the Act, emphasizing farm to school's proven impacts for children, farmers, and local economies
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WASHINGTON, April 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A bipartisan group of Senate leaders have introduced the
Farm to School Act of 2021 to support schools, farmers, and communities in building back equitably from the pandemic. The bill, sponsored by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Susan Collins (R-ME), will expand funding and programmatic scope of the highly successful USDA Farm to School Grant Program, ensuring more communities have a competitive opportunity to benefit from the program. A similar bill was introduced in the House in March. National Farm to School Network (NFSN) and National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) applaud this effort to support local food systems and child nutrition programs during this critical time.