Grant will help deliver local food to schools
The Mancos Conservation District has won a $97,683 Farm to School Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to School Program, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., has announced.
The grant will be used for the Mancos Conservation District’s Local Foods4Local School’s project. The project aims to develop a new model for school-based food production by hiring school staff members to cultivate a farm plot on school district property. The goal is to increase students’ access to local foods and engage students in educational farming and gardening activities.
The Local Foods4Local Schools program will serve Montezuma and La Plata counties as well as two Native American reservations. The Farm to School Program is part of the USDA’s initiative to connect school cafeterias with local farmers and ranchers.
Herald Staff
