Statewide Coalition Applauds Historic Commitment in State Budget to Increasing Healthy Food Grown on New York Farms and Served in K-12 Schools
New York Grown Food for New York Kids, a statewide coalition of school, farm, food, public health, anti-hunger and environmental organizations, applauds
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"This incentive is the catalyst that both farms and school food service have needed to build a strong and sustainable infrastructure that will make bringing healthy
"We are pleased to have worked with coalition partners to achieve a Farm to School program that is both nutritionally beneficial to our students and fiscally sound for our school districts," said
"We are very pleased that final state budget language includes increased meal reimbursement for expansion of the Farm to School Program, as well as language on breakfast after the bell and the prohibition on lunch shaming," said
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"We applaud the governor and legislature for helping to get more fresh, healthy food to children facing hunger across the state," said
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"Doubling funding for the Farm to School program and increasing the school meal reimbursement rate for locally grown food is a win-win that supports local agriculture and provides more nutritious food to school children, while also teaching children about where their food comes from," said Marcia Bystryn, President of the
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"Healthy Schools Network-NY program is immensely grateful to the governor and the legislature for supporting NY Food for NY Kids in the new state budget. A triple win: healthy kids, healthy school meals, and healthy farms!" said
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