The program will pay local farmers federal dollars to harvest food for school lunches.
Farmers and state leaders gathered in Millbrook Tuesday morning to sign the local food for schools agreement.
“We talk about the recipe for success, right? We see this here, this is the recipe for success,” said Jenny Moffitt the USDA Under Secretary. “We’re working with somewhere between 35 and 45 producers and about 75% of those are socially disadvantaged farmers,” said Dom Wambles with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries.
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