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Farm to School Grows with USDA Grants

June 15, 2017 Erin Healy, Director of the Office of Community Food Systems, Food and Nutrition Service

Omar, the school garden club coordinator, instructs a group of seventh grade students to “pick an adult” and leads them to the greenhouse. The bright blue sky and expansive mountain range set a dramatic backdrop for the six raised beds and two greenhouses. Mona, a precocious 12 year-old student at...

Food and Nutrition

Fighting Hunger: Closing the Summer Feeding Gap

December 16, 2016 Kalena Thomhave, Program Analyst, Community Meals Branch, Child Nutrition Programs, Food and Nutrition Service

Summer is tough to enjoy when you’re hungry. It’s a hard reality that many kids from low-income households face when school is out and the weather turns sunny. To help close the summer feeding gap, the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer demonstration offers a new model to do just that. Without the...

Food and Nutrition
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