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Lawmakers hear calls to restore funding for Farm to School and early-care care program
Summary
Representative Nelson introduced HF 1795 to fund Minnesota’s Farm to School and Early Care program after recent federal cuts; farmers and program participants testified that the program provides stable markets for small farms and kitchen-equipment grants that enable scratch cooking in schools.
Representative Nelson brought House File 1795 before the committee seeking renewed funding for the state Farm to School and Early Care program, which reimburses schools and early-care settings for purchases of Minnesota-grown food and provides kitchen-equipment grants to expand scratch-cooking capacity.
Nelson said the program helps school districts and early-care centers buy locally…
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