The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $12 million in Farm to School Grants, and the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) will receive nearly $25,000 of that.
The grant, worth $24,975, will be used to help promote farm to school programming for Child Nutrition Programs through Harvest of the Month and Nebraska Thursdays programs. It will also be used to encourage participation in the Nebraska Crunch Off during National Farm to School Month.
The NDE said it will work collaboratively with their farm to school partners to provide Bringing the Farm to School state-wide trainings to local producers to increase their knowledge and promote sales of local products to schools in Nebraska.
This year’s USDA Farm to School Grants will help expand the access to fresh, local foods and hands-on agricultural learning for children across 45 states and the District of Columbia.
