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Farm to School Month Kicks-Off with FY 2019 Farm to School Grant RFA Release

Original source: https://www.fns.usda.gov/farmtoschool/farm-school-grant-program Farm to School Grant Program Section 18 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act was amended to create a Farm to School Progam to: Distribute grant funding to improve access to local foods in schools; Provide training and technical assistance to improve access to local foods in schools; and, Disseminate research and data […]

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Tags: farm to school, farm to table, grant, USDA

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PA & USDA join efforts to improve summer food security for children

Original source: http://www.centralpennparent.com/2018/pa-usda-join-efforts-to-improve-summer-food-security-for-children/ The Pennsylvania Department of Education has announced the sites where children can get free nutritious meals through the 2018 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds the program, which PDE administers. Last year, Pennsylvania children received more than five million meals from approximately 2,600 food program sites, with […]

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Tags: children, food security, hunger, meals, summer, USDA

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Day care snacks lacking in nutritional value

May 8, 2013, The Wall Street Journal From animal crackers to gummy fruit snacks and calorie-laden juice drinks, kids in child care are not getting the nutrition they need from daily snacks, according to a new study from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center published online in the journal Childhood Obesity. The study — the first […]

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Tags: daycare, guidelines, snacks, USDA

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