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Hawaiʻi public schools advance farm-to-school efforts with new small farm partnerships
Students at Kahaluʻu Elementary School enjoyed locally grown microgreens on their lunch plates this week, harvested just across the street from campus at Kupu Place. Because of the farm’s close proximity, the greens were picked Sunday, delivered Tuesday, and served to students Wednesday.
Maui-grown mandarins from Mahi Pono debut in Hawaiʻi public school meals
As part of the Hawaiʻi State Department of Education’s continued commitment to farm-to-school initiatives and student wellness, the mandarins have been available to school distributors since January, following Mahi Pono’s first commercial harvest of the Hawaiʻi-grown crop. Mahi Pono’s mandarins will be available to schools statewide throughout the spring harvest season.
State releases $500,000 for SNAP program recipients to purchase food grown in Hawaiʻi
The Hawaiʻi Food Basket estimates that every dollar spent in the DA BUX Double-Up program contributes $2.10 to the local economy.
Maui Food Hub Now Accepting SNAP and Pandemic EBT Customers
Maui Hub, a nonprofit started due to the pandemic, will now accept online orders from customers enrolled in the USDA’s SNAP/Pandemic EBT program. Maui Hub makes local, healthy, fresh produce and products affordable and accessible to low income families.
