Federal grants in the amount of $186,615 have been given to eight schools in Trenton and one in Hamilton so that students can receive fresh produce.
According to Douglas Fisher, State Agriculture Secretary, a total of 151 schools in New Jersey will participate during the 2015 to 2016 school year in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. He added that $4.1m has been allocated to New Jersey by the United States Department of Agriculture so that nutritional opportunities and education on nutrition can be provided to 76,400 students in 14 counties by means of the program.
One of the goals of the program, Fisher said, is to help local farmers expose children to healthy foods, increase their consumption of fruit and vegetables, and improve their dietary habits for the rest of their lives. As a result of the program, thousands of school children in New Jersey will be eating fresh seasonal produce at the beginning of the next school year. They will also learn about the food that is grown in the state.
The amount of $14,740 was given to the Greenwood Elementary School in Hamilton.
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