At the PA Farms to Families Immersion Lab at the Pennsylvania Farm Show on Jan. 9, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced $1.5 million in awards to schools and agriculture education programs through the Pennsylvania Farm Bill 2022-23 Farm to School and Agriculture and Youth Grant Programs.

Nearly $1 million in agriculture and youth grants was awarded to youth organizations to promote development in the areas of agriculture, community leadership, vocational training, and peer fellowship. Nearly $536,000 in Farm to School grants was awarded to improve access to healthy, local foods and increase agriculture education opportunities for children from prekindergarten through fifth grade.

To learn more, visit http://www.agriculture.pa.gov and click on Grants & Funding and then PA Farm Bill.