Funding Makes Farm-to-School Sales Easier

By Johnny Morgan

LSU AgCenter

The Louisiana Farm to School Program is designed to get locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables to school cafeterias, but a number of barriers have been slowing down the process.

Louisiana has received a $3.3 million Local Food for Schools grant to ramp up the process. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service and is administered by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.

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