Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig recently announced 33 schools or school districts have received grants to participate in the Choose Iowa Food Purchasing Program for Schools.
The one-year pilot program connects Iowa schools with Choose Iowa members to encourage school food service programs to purchase and serve more ingredients and products sourced from local farmers and small businesses.
The state’s branding and marketing program that identifies and promotes Iowa grown, made, and raised food, beverages and ag products. The school pilot program has a total budget of $70,000, and each school was eligible to apply for up to $1,000 per school building.
