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Farm to school activities – such as serving local foods in school, growing a school garden, tasting new foods and visiting local farms – provide experiential learning for children, support American farmers and producers, boost nutrition in school meals and more. The new USDA Farm to School Census reports that 74% of schools served local foods during school year 2022-23.
Other key findings include:
- School districts that purchased local spent about $1.8 billion on local foods, roughly 16% of their total food spending.
- Participation in farm to school activities has grown by 14% since the 2019 Farm to School Census.
- School districts with a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price meals are as likely to participate in farm to school as lower-need school districts.
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