Local lunches: a "win-win" for New York State's farmers and students

Local lunches: a "win-win" for New York State's farmers and students

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Issue brief (New York State Health Foundation)
Contributor(s):
New York State Health Foundation, issuing body.
Publication:
New York, NY : New York State Health Foundation, June 2018
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Agriculture
Food Assistance
Schools
New York
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
The New York FY 2019 enacted State budget funds an ambitious "No Student Goes Hungry" five-point platform related to school nutrition. In addition to doubling funding for farm-to-school grants, banning school "lunch shaming" policies, helping schools implement breakfast after the school day begins, and increasing access to food pantries on public university campuses, the State agreed to raise reimbursement rates--from 5.9 cents per meal to 25 cents per meal--for schools that spend at least 30% of their school lunch budget on food from New York State farms.1 This new reimbursement policy is a State entitlement program--all schools that qualify will receive the reimbursement--with a current projected cost of $10 million annually. This policy has been cheered in Albany as a "win-win" for increasing revenues for farmers while simultaneously providing schoolchildren with farm-fresh foods in their school meals. Other potential benefits include reduced carbon emissions, transportation costs, and packaging waste, along with increased awareness among children and families about local food production.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (4 pages)).
NLM Unique ID:
101770913 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101770913