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Connecting Local Producers to Montana Schools

May 31, 2023 Farm to School Specialist Allison Bell, Mountain Plains Regional Office, Food and Nutrition Service

Bringing together local producers and schools was the objective of the “ Bringing the Farm to School” producer training in Hardin, Montana. The training sought to build relationships between schools and producers to increase the availability of local foods served to children. USDA Farm to School...

Food and Nutrition Nutrition Security

Gary Matteson: Creating Rural Wealth and Improving Equity One Conversation at a Time

February 15, 2023 Laura Crowell, Communications Lead, USDA Equity Commission

Gary Matteson is a farmer with a passion for helping beginning farmers from all backgrounds and walks of life. During his 30-year farming career, he built a successful operation raising greenhouse wholesale cut flowers and beef cattle for local sales in Epsom, New Hampshire.

Equity Initiatives

Revolutionizing the Ice Cube

February 15, 2023 Megan Guilfoyle, Public Affairs Specialist, Research, Education, and Economics

Imagine this – an ice cube that is reusable, flexible, and biodegradable. Look no further, that’s exactly what University of California, Davis researchers are developing.

Research and Science