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Community Food Bank outlines school-garden expansion, $400K Sombra mesquite project with Sunnyside students
Summary
The Community Food Bank’s farm‑to‑school representative briefed the Sunnyside board on garden programs in 15 district schools, grants supporting teachers and a $400,000 Inflation Reduction Act–funded Sombra Project to grow native mesquite trees at Desert View High School for neighborhood planting and student job training.
Brandon Merchant, presenting for the Community Food Bank’s farm‑to‑school program (speaker 4), told the Sunnyside board the program now works with 15 district schools and pairs garden work with classroom curriculum to teach environmental justice and food‑security topics.
Merchant described funding sources that have expanded programming: earlier seed grants and $2,000 USDA awards for teachers, thriving-communities grants (one cited at $60,000 for Sunnyside High School staff), and a recently awarded $400,000 grant through the…
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