Senate Passes Farm-to-School Program

From Sen. Rich Madaleno: Yesterday morning, the Senate unanimously passed the Farm-to-School Program (SB158), a bill Jane Lawton had championed in the House of Delegates last session.

This program will encourage our public schools to work with local farmers to offer fresh produce for school lunches. By opening up our school cafeterias to locally grown produce, we can support our local farmers and provide children with fresh, healthy nutrition while reducing the environmental impact of transporting our food from across the state. This bill espouses many of the values for which Jane stood. While it is still hard to accept that she is no longer with us, it is comforting to know that her legislative ideals continue to influence public policy in the General Assembly.