Action Alert: Contact Your Legislators to Support a Farm to School Grant Program

Action Alert: Contact Your Legislators to Support a Farm to School Grant Program

Contact your legislators and ask them to co-sponsor “An Act establishing farm to school grants to promote healthy eating and strengthen the agricultural economy,” HD.2698 and SD.1604.

Legislator Co-Sponsor List

The establishment of this competitive grant program within the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education would provide eligible schools and early education and care programs the critical funds needed to start up or expand farm to school activities. The program would support the infrastructure investments, staff training, and educational initiatives that lead to farm to school program success and sustainability.

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We’ve drafted the message below (message will appear when you click the “Start Writing” button), but we encourage you to personalize the email to make your message more powerful – you can type directly into the message field. Share your story and why you believe a farm to school grant program will be good for students, for farmers, and for communities now more than ever!

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