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aharpster@lewistownsentinel.com HARRISBURG – Russell Redding, Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Secretary, announced the opening of the $500,000 Farm to School Grant Program on Thursday during a Cisco Webex Press Conference. The grant program is to improve access to healthy, local foods and increase agriculture education opportunities for children pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The official press release states “The Pennsylvania Farm Bill, Farm to School Grant Program, aims to improve the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local producers by changing food purchasi...

​ Secretary of Agriculture: Proposed Third Round of PA Farm Bill Funding Will Further Strengthen Resiliency of Agriculture 02/11/2021 ​ Harrisburg, PA – Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding today commended Governor Tom Wolf for once again proposing to fund the Pennsylvania Farm Bill to continue strengthening the resiliency of the industry so many rely on for life's essential needs. The 2021-22 proposal would be the third installment of funding for the PA Farm Bill, first signed into law in July 2019, and result in a total of nearly $50 million invested in the success of agriculture in ...

PITTSBURGH — Highmark Foundation is accepting applications for its 2021-2022 school grant and awards program. The foundation will have $450,000 for schools grades K-12 in Pennsylvania and West Virginia with the goal to create healthier school environments that experience positive, sustainable and lasting change through comprehensive strategies. “Our schools have a tremendous holistic opportunity to be the foundation for systemic improvement in children’s health,” Yvonne Cook, Highmark Foundation president, said. “We are very pleased with the impact the School Grant and Awards progra...

There was no bigger story in Chester County — and around the world — than the pandemic which began in March.