Kids & the low income families will go hungry, & farmers will suffer, as the USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools.

The #USAD has axed 2 programs that gave schools & food banks💰to buy food from local farms & ranchers ~$660M that schools & child care FACs were counting on to purchase food from nearby farms through the Local Food for Schools Coop AGT Program in 2025 has been canceled.

Please continue to call your Senators & Reps.
#Austerity #Hunger #USPol
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-for-schools-food-banks-00222796