If you go to a food pantry or a food bank, you may have noticed fewer fresh fruits and produce. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is cutting $1 billion in funding for two programs.
Kitchen staff at the Clear Lake Middle School in northern Iowa slice local apples as one of the fruit options for lunch. The school district received federal funds through the USDA's Local Food for ...
THE FOOD BANKS THEY SERVE. THAT CONVERSATION FOCUSED ON HOW THESE FUNDING CUTS WILL IMPACT PENNSYLVANIANS WHO ARE FOOD INSECURE, AND THE FARMS WHICH FOOD BANKS LIKE THIS ONE PARTNER WITH TO FEED ...
CHARLOTTE — The United States Department of Agriculture is ending several pandemic-era programs that connected local farmers to food banks and schools. The USDA is ending the Local Food Purchase ...
The executive director of a food bank serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties is concerned about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to end two programs that allow ...