Farm to School Initiative

THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
PROGRAM #10657 12:00 PM PT

Farm to School Initiative. 

California is now partnering with the Climate Mayors network to advance the Farm to School initiative, a program touted as a national model to ensure students have access to healthy school meals made with locally-sourced ingredients and support small and underserved farmers. Under this program, farmers, many of them People of Color and women who practice climate-smart agriculture, receive grant support from the state. States and cities around the nation are now watching the impact of the farm-to-school program on health, education, and climate resilience.

Guests: Jorge Maldonado, Nogales City Mayor, Nogales, AZ; Miguel Villarreal, Interim Co-Executive Director, National Farm to School Network, Petaluma, CA; Jane Alvarado-Banister, Farm to School Network Regional Lead for the San Joaquin Region, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Fresno, CA; Javier Cruz, Farmer, Cruz Martinez Farms, Chowchilla, CA.

Photo: USDA

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