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Some of the new federal money coming down is designed to help other farmers find their own paths to farm to school success.

When Farm to School programming works, kids fill their plates with fresh, nutritious food, and local farm economies get a major boost.

Some school meal programs buy fruit and veggies from local farms, improving kids' diets and supporting the agricultural economy. A boost in federal funds to expand these efforts runs out next year.

Nutrition services is also taking a sustainability approach to stay stocked by repackaging food from schools that would otherwise go to waste and making it available at the pantries.