Farm to School Program Puts Local Produce in Avoyelles Parish Cafeterias

By Raymond L. Daye, AvoyellesToday.com

When it comes to food, there’s grocery store “fresh” and then there’s from-the-farm fresh. The Avoyelles Parish School District is trying to cut the distance from the field to the lunch plate in its schools by using locally grown produce, Food Service Supervisor Jenny Welch said.