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Assembly committee backs resolution urging protection of federal farm-to-school funding
Summary
The Assembly Agriculture Committee voted unanimously to adopt AJR 6, a resolution asking federal officials to restore and protect funding for programs that buy California-grown food for school and childcare meals.
The California State Assembly Committee on Agriculture voted to adopt Assembly Joint Resolution 6 (AJR 6), a measure asking federal officials to preserve funding for Local Food for Schools programs that buy California-grown produce for K–12 and childcare meal programs.
AJR 6’s author, Assemblymember Aguiar‑Curry, told the committee the federal program supported purchases of fresh, locally grown food in 2022 and 2023 that totaled more than $23,000,000 and reached 319 school districts in California. “For many kids, school meals in this program are their only meal…
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