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Advocates press for a permanent Farm to School program and local‑food incentives
Summary
A broad coalition including school food directors, farmers, regional planners and food banks urged lawmakers to create a permanent Farm to School grant program and a local‑food incentive after federal funding was cut.
School food directors, farmers’ groups, regional planning agencies and anti‑hunger organizations asked the Joint Committee on Education to establish a permanent Massachusetts Farm to School program (Senate Bill 311 / House Bill 565) and a local food incentive to help districts buy regionally produced food and expand food‑based education.
Speakers described pilots that used federal funds — a…
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