THIS IS “NATIONAL FARM TO SCHOOL MONTH….AND KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER JONATHAN SHELL…….IS AWARDING 24-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THREE SCHOOL
DISTRICTS FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO BRINGING KENTUCKY-GROWN PRODUCE AND PROTEINS TO THE LUNCHROOM…….
BOWLING GREEN INDEPENTENT SCHOOLS ARE RECEIVING 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS….. HARLAN COUNTY SCHOOLS EIGHT-THOUSAND DOLLARS….AND MAYFIELD INDEPENDENT
SCHOOLS SIX-THOUSAND DOLLARS…..
THE DISTRICTS EARNED RECOGNITION FOR PURCHASING THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGES OF LOCALLY PRODUCED PROTEINS AND PRODUCE DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR……AND
EACH DISTRICT WILL USE ITS AWARD TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL LOCALLY PRODUCED FOOD DURING THE 20-26-27 SCHOOL YEAR……