Leahy announces $395K for farm to school funding for NOFA-VT
Vermont Business Magazine US Senator Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, on Monday announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $395,201 to the Vermont Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) to support Farm to School initiatives across the state, including those getting local foods to childcare centers and preschools. Leahy authored the Farm to School program as part of the 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act, and has introduced legislation to reauthorize the program.