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7/15/21 6,800 schools receive USDA farm-to-school grants Foodservice Director
7/16/21 USDA Publishes New Reimbursement Rates for SY2021-22 Federal Register
7/23/21 School nutrition professionals promote universal meals K-12 Dive
7/25/21 Supply-chain woes come to school cafeterias Wall Street Journal
7/28/21 High-schoolers grow 5% of district's produce Food Management
7/28/21 Schools, food bank partner to expand food access KXXV-TV
8/2/21 Universal school meals gain even more support Public News Service
8/4/21 District cites pandemic for lower summer meal participation Salisbury Post (NC)
8/5/21 Student garden club teaches about food, nutrition KKCO-TV
8/5/21 COVID's Influence On The School Cafeteria? Less Fresh, Local Food KCUR (Kansas City)
8/6/21 Schools prioritize safety in classrooms, cafeterias Chalkbeat/Tennessee
8/6/21 USDA seeks input on schools' "Buy American" rules The Packer
8/9/21 School nutrition pros prep for school year Kingsport Times News
8/9/21 School nutrition program includes more vegetarian and vegan foods Miami Herald
8/11/21 Pandemic reveals need for free school meal access Reuters
8/16/21 Free meals affect students' idea of school Chalkbeat/New York
8/16/21 Drought and other supply chain issues impact school lunches Spectrum News
8/16/21 Parents, students push for outdoor plan for school lunch time Bethesda Magazine
8/20/21 High school shifts lunch to classrooms WCBD-TV
8/23/21 District returns to some meal deliveries The Advocate
8/23/21 Ag group update State Farm to School policy handbook Civil Eats
8/24/21 Schools facing food supply issues KFYR-TV (Bismarck, ND)
8/25/21 Elementary schools move lunch outdoors Evanston Now
8/26/21 Public school offers all-day foodservice Food Management
8/26/21 District overcomes supply chain challenges WNTW-TV
8/27/21 Staff and product shortages, delivery delays hamper fall school start Food Management
8/29/21 California schools prepare for universal meals Marin Independent Journal
8/31/21 Pandemic affects school meal operations WVEC-TV
8/31/21 Study: Child obesity rates increase during pandemic Washington Post
9/2/21 State school nutrition programs get $10M in federal COVID funds to attract, retain staff WLOS-TV (Asheville, NC)
9/6/21 School cafeterias are looking for workers, too Marketplace
9/7/21 School nutrition pros ask for patience amid menu changes The Daily Nonpareil
9/11/21 Districts face pricier food, distribution issues News Tribune
9/13/21 Students rave about school meals WJTV-TV (Jackson, Miss.)
9/13/21 Schools respond to cafeteria COVID-19 concerns VTDigger
9/14/21 School buses taking lunch to students learning virtually WSB-TV
9/17/21 Labor shortage affects popular school meal items Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA)
9/21/21 Shift to free school meals could affect funding Colorado Public Radio
9/23/21 Federal bill could expand free school meal access Education Week
9/24/21 Schools need nutrition flexibility amid supply issues Bloomberg
9/25/21 Support grows for universal school meals in Vermont WFFF-TV
9/27/21 Minnesota high school commits to offering more plant-based protein meals KMSP-TV (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn)
9/27/21 Schools scramble to feed students amid shortages The New York Times
9/27/21 October marks National Farm to School Month Missouri Ruralist
9/29/21 USDA sends schools $1.5 billion to relieve student lunch crunch CNN
9/30/21 District limits free dinners for students WTOP News (Washington, DC)
10/1/21 Schools respond to supply chain disruptions Today
10/1/21 School nutrition pros: supply chain challenges not sustainable The Denver Post
10/4/21 Schools struggle to feed students amid supply chain issues CBS News
10/6/21 District opens commercial greenhouse to support school nutrition program KUSA-TV

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