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Cancelled: FY 2025 Farm to School Grants
We recently received disappointing news: the USDA has canceled the FY 2025 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program. This unexpected decision means that much-needed funding for farm-to-school initiatives, including our work, will not be available this year. While...
Celebrating Florida Food Day with Hillsborough County Public Schools
On March 21, 2024, Locally Grown partnered with the Student Nutrition Services team at Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) to host its first (but not last) Florida Food Day, a unique event featuring an all-Florida-sourced school lunch. It was an exciting day,...
Our Newest Project! Local Food For Schools
Bringing Florida Food to Florida Kids We are excited to announce our involvement with our first state-wide project! The Florida School Nutrition Association (FSNA) was awarded a $6.5 million cooperative agreement from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer...
Sweet, Sweet Strawberries!
If you live in central Florida, nothing is better than strawberry season. For several reasons Hillsborough County Public Schools has been unable to serve local strawberries in school cafeterias since 2017. As we worked on featuring local produce in school meals this...
Locally Grown with Tampa Urban Benefit Farms awarded 2022 USDA Farm to School Grant
We are proud to announce that Locally Grown Inc., under the fiscal sponsorship of Tampa Urban Benefits Farms (TUB Farms), has been awarded a 2022 USDA Farm to School Grant. During the upcoming school year, we will build a team in Hillsborough County focused on...