
Dos Rios Elementary School student Zayden Crespo (left), 6, waits his turn as Oliver Ramirez, 6, and Ivan Castillo Moreno, 6, choose an apple and orange slices during lunch on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Greeley, Colo. The federal Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program had allowed the Greeley-Evans School District 6 to increase its local food offerings in recent years, but the USDA has since cut funding. Photo by Tanya Fabian / Special to The Colorado Trust
How the Termination of the Federal Local Food for Schools Program is Affecting Colorado School Districts and Producers
The decision to cut the federal program eliminated $7.6 million for schools and child care sites to purchase fresh, local food.