Throughout the West, myriad efforts are underway to expand youngsters access to fresh, locally grown food.
The University of California Cooperative Extension and its community partners have received nearly $500,000 from the state Department of Food and Agriculture to expand farm-to-school projects.
The CDFA Office of Farm to Fork s 2021 California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program has awarded $8.496 million in grants to 60 farm-to-school projects throughout the state, including a pair of UC Cooperative Extension projects.
Farm-to-school programs are far from just a California thing, however. For instance, Montana schools projects will be highlighted at the Montana Farm to School Summit in August.
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Paula Devine selected Mayor of Glendale
Glendale City Council Member Paula Devine was selected as the City’s Mayor on Tuesday by fellow council members. Devine takes over the position from outgoing Mayor Vrej Agajanian. This is Devine’s second time serving in the position of Mayor.
Mayor Devine was first elected to the Glendale City Council in 2014. She also serves as the Chair of the Glendale Housing Authority and is the past Chair of Glendale’s Commission on the Status of Women. In addition to serving on the City Council, Devine is proud to serve as the representative for Burbank and Glendale on the Regional Council of the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) and the Burbank Airport Authority, representing Glendale. Devine is also an Emeritus Board Member of the Glendale Police Foundation, Advisory Board Member of the Adventist Health Glendale Foundation, Advisory Board Member of Family Promise, Member of Kiwanis of Glendale, Member of the Glendale Hist