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Schools in Saratoga County Get Produce From Local Farms
June 23rd, 2011
From The Saratogian
By PAUL POST
ppost@saratogian.com
"SCHUYLERVILLE — Last fall’s apples are
still putting smiles on the faces of area students under a “buy local”
program that might be gaining momentum.
A new U.S. Department of
Agriculture ruling now allows local schools to specify “New York-grown”
when placing bids for lunch program apples.
Saratoga Apple on
Route 29 has supplied Schuylerville Central School District for many
years, and more recently began selling to Saratoga Springs, Corinth and
Granville schools as well...."