Farm to School Initiatives Underway in Georgia and Florida
What happened
Efforts to incorporate local food into school meals are underway in Georgia and Florida. Separately, Alabama's Farm to School incentive program, which began in 2020, has seen schools spend over $5.9 million buying from local farmers and serve more than 14.3 million meals featuring Alabama products.
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Why it matters
These programs aim to create a market for local farmers while providing educational benefits. The initiative in Alabama has driven economic activity by having schools purchase local goods.
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Who's involved
- GeorgiaState running a Farm to School initiative
- FloridaState running a Farm to School initiative
- AlabamaState operating the detailed Farm to School incentive program
- Alabama Department of Agriculture and IndustriesAgency responsible for Alabama's Farm to School program
- Florida Department of EducationEducation agency in Florida
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
- AlabamaSpeculative
Alabama might see increased revenue for local farmers due to the program creating a new local market.
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The entities involved
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Georgia
country in the Caucasus region of Europe and Asia
- The European Parliament published a critical report on Georgia's political course, calling for sanctions against Bidzina Ivanishvili after the ruling party blocked European integration goals.
- Georgia is seeking candidate status for European Union membership, alongside discussions regarding potential limits on new member voting rights.
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Florida
state of the United States of America