School district leaders in Holmen and La Crosse know families who are trying to get by.
“There’s a lot of uncertainty out there,” said Mike Gasper, nutrition director for the Holmen School District.
The USDA helped all children eat free in 2020. The same program will exist again next year.
“They extended all the waivers that they had in place for this school year through the end of next school year,” Gasper said.
Gasper said school lunch changed a lot over the years.
“School lunch isn’t what it used to be when we were there,” he said.
The district’s Farm 2 School program teaches children how to raise animals along with fruits and vegetables.