Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says the final round of Local Food for Schools grants are out for this year…
Schools can use the grants to buy meat, eggs, produce, dairy and other local foods from area farmers…
Naig says 137 public and private schools were awarded grants in this round…
Recipients of a Local Food for Schools grant in the latest round include Newell Fonda, OA-BCIG, Sioux Central, South Central Calhoun, and Manson Northwest Webster.
Naig says through the first two rounds, more than one-point-seven million dollars has been awarded to 162 Iowa schools, and more than 110 farms and food businesses have sold products to schools through the program. Naig expects the program will continue to grow.
(thanks to Radio Iowa for contributing)
