Story and photos by Rae Solomon/KUNC It’s a hot, buggy morning and Derrick Hoffman is poking around a densely packed row of bushy cherry tomato plants. Behind him, rows of peppers, eggplant, kale and broccoli are still soaking up the sun, while just a few country roads away, bok choy and butter lettuce sprout under […]
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Meals at Clear Lake Community Schools meals will be featuring more Iowa foods and healthier options, thanks to a pair of grants awarded this week, according to a press release
The Farm-to-School movement is out to revolutionize the humble school lunch with food grown on local farms. But the path from cropland to cafeteria is full of complicated twists and turns. A new wave of federal funding is trying to smooth the way.