The Progress-Index5d
Petersburg nonprofit launches produce box program to fill gaps from federal funding cuts
A local nonprofit is launching a pay-what-you-can produce program to fill gaps left by federal funding cuts and keep healthy ...
USDA grant confusion leaves DeKalb nonprofit scrambling, Aurora-area food pantries without fresh produce source
As confusion swirls about funding for a USDA grant, DeKalb nonprofit Rooted for Good stops providing produce to local food ...
Lancaster Farming10d
Selling to Schools and Other Institutions Is the Next Frontier for Local Food
Farm-to-institution sales, which include direct marketing to schools, restaurants and hospitals, are now a $14 billion ...
Marketplace12d
USDA cuts funding that paid for fresh, local food for schools and food banks
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Civil Eats1d
This San Francisco Food Pantry Is a Labor of Love
Civil Eats first covered Lee’s food pantry in 2022, when she was inviting free pickups through two local branches of Buy ...
Trump’s cuts to USDA programs will lead to greater food insecurity
Hunger, never a stranger in the U.S, will become more familiar to too many as the USDA cuts food programs amid firings of ...
Rochester Business Journal8d
Wegmans has the recipe for featuring unique local products
If you happen to be shopping at your neighborhood Wegmans Food Markets and come across a woman taking selfies with products ...
NBC Connecticut15d
Federal funding cut to decrease fresh produce in food banks
Programs that help bring fresh and locally grown food to food banks and schools are losing over a billion dollars. The USDA cuts are part of the Trump administration's effort to decrease how much ...
Will USDA cuts affect Sacramento-area food banks? Officials say there’s ‘uncertainty’
Dave Martinez, executive director of Feeding the Foothills, formerly Placer Food Bank, said the cuts are likely to result in ...
Lincoln Journal Star13d
LPS, other Nebraska schools to lose funding for local produce after USDA cuts
NDE was currently in the process of helping child care centers sign up for the program and ... the USDA said the agreement for Local Food for Schools "no longer effectuates agency priorities ...
When will hummingbirds return to Middle Tennessee?
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A sign of spring in Tennessee is the return of the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. On Tuesday, News 2 ...
Reuters15d
USDA cuts over $1 billion in funding for schools, local food purchases
March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department has cut two federal programs that spent over $1 billion annually to help schools and food banks buy food from local farms and ranches, the ...