Federal Funding Cuts Eat Into Madison School Lunch Programs
Budget cuts at the federal level just keep coming. Recently, hundreds of millions of dollars were slashed from a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that supports schools purchasing food from local farmers. The move will directly affect Wisconsin schools and farms. To get the scoop on these ripple effects, host Bianca Martin sat down with Allison Pfaff Harris, the Farm To School Director for REAP Food Group.
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