Farm to school in Indiana

Seth Slabaugh often writes about farm and food in The Star Press of Muncie. His recent article documents the range of attitudes toward the issue of getting local, fresh food into school lunchrooms. Here are two interesting excerpts:

According to the national Farm to School Network, 8,943 schools are involved in the Farm to School program, but only one in Indiana (Jennings County).
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"Farm to School is on the Indiana State Department of Agriculture's radar, but it's just not a priority," said Christina Ferroli, a registered dietitian and a Purdue University extension educator in Marion County. "We have a lot of pieces in place, like Going Local Week and the Junior Master Gardener program. We just need to bring people together and get the ball rolling