The $102,000 awarded to Green Mountain Farm-to-School will be used to increase marketing and distribution opportunities to schools for agricultural-related businesses.
“At Green Mountain Farm-to-School, we believe that if we can change the way kids eat and think about food, we can have a positive impact on their health and the health of our farms,” said Katherine Sims, Founder and Executive Director of GMFTS.
Sims founded Green Mountain Farm-to-School in 2008 to improve childhood nutrition and support Vermont farms by connecting schools and farms through food and education.
The money in other projects will help farmers and small-business-owners with buying equipment, gaining access to capital and developing markets for their products.
