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Podcast: MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON
Episode: REAP: Farm-To-School Program At Risk
Description: REAP Food Group calls the termination of the Local Food For Schools and Child Care program a “major blow” to Wisconsin. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cutting two programs that provided about $1 billion in funding to schools and food banks to buy directly from local farms. That includes about $660 million this year for the Local Food for Schools program. Allison Pfaff Harris, Farm to School Director for REAP Food Group in Madison, says the termination is effective May 6. “The termination of the Local Food for Schools and Child Care (LFSCC) program is a m...