For the past two years, nearly 300 Wisconsin farmers and dozens of school districts have relied on the Local Food for Schools (LFS) and Local Purchase Assistance (LFPA) programs. This created a direct pipeline between local producers and schools,

A program that allowed schools and food banks to purchase fresh, local ingredients was slashed by the Trump administration.

The programs provided $1.3 million to state, tribal, and territorial governments to purchase locally grown food and distribute it to food banks, schools, and child care centers.