Virginia bringing farm-fresh foods to schools

November 12, 2014
Mariah Timms
News Writer
Virginia

Virginia is operating a program intended to connect schools to farms. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the Virginia Department of Education have teamed up to launch Virginia Farm-to-School week. The annual event is designed to bring more fresh produce to schools, colleges and universities in the state. The state was recently awarded $20,750 for a statewide conference, scheduled for March 2015. Virginia officials say that their public elementary, middle and high schools serve 670,000 lunches, 250,000 breakfasts and 7,240 afterschool snacks each day.