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Students, teachers and program managers urge $500,000 in base funding for Vermont Farm to School programs
Summary
Educators, students and the Agency of Education told the House Education Committee on Feb. 12 that two Farm to School programs support learning, local farms and school meals and urged the committee to fund each at $500,000 in base appropriations; testimony included program metrics and student stories but no committee action was taken.
On Feb. 12 the Vermont House Education Committee received testimony from educators, students and Agency of Education staff urging the committee to support the governor’s budget proposal to fund the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Grant Program and the Local Foods Incentive Program at base appropriations of $500,000 each.
The request came from Dana Hudson, coordinator of the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Network (Shelburne Farms), who described the programs as a three-part strategy linking “the classroom, the cafeteria, and the community” to improve student health and support Vermont farmers. Hudson said, “We are asking you to support the governor's budget proposal for both the Vermont Farm to School and Early Childhood Grant Program and the Local Food Incentive Program with a level of funding, base appropriations, of $500,000 each.”
Why it matters: witnesses said the grants increase local purchasing by schools, provide hands-on learning for students and keep school food dollars in the Vermont economy. Connor Lloyd, grant…
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