Lame sleight of hand in farm to school funding
In March 2025, the USDA cancelled $660 million for the Local Food For Schools (LFS) program. A commenter writes on September 14, 2025:
And just announced two days ago that is it being replaced with a much larger and robust local farm to school food program.
One quick web search later… USDA opens applications for Farm to School Grants.
“Yesterday at the MAHA Report announcement, alongside Secretary Kennedy, we announced one of the key actions USDA has already taken to contribute to making our children healthy again – Farm to School Grants. These initiatives are one of the best ways we can deliver nutritious, high-quality meals to children, while also strengthening local agriculture,” said Secretary Brooke Rollins
10 million dollars were allocated for this program, until it was shut down. They restarted the program and upped the dollar amount to 18 million dollars.
-660,000,000 + 18,000,000 = -642,000,000. That’s a bit short of an increase. This doesn’t constitute a “much larger and robust local farm to school food program.”
