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Bills to improve DOE’s Farm to School program moving forward

KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                The state Department of Education is required by law to locally source 30% of the food it serves at public schools by 2030. Oahu Fresh Food Hub warehouse manager Junn Aradanas stood Tuesday in the walk-in refrigerator where locally grown fruit and vegetables are stored before being distributed.
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KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

The state Department of Education is required by law to locally source 30% of the food it serves at public schools by 2030. Oahu Fresh Food Hub warehouse manager Junn Aradanas stood Tuesday in the walk-in refrigerator where locally grown fruit and vegetables are stored before being distributed.

KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Pictured is locally grown fruit at Oahu Fresh Food Hub.
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KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER

Pictured is locally grown fruit at Oahu Fresh Food Hub.

COURTESY HAWAII INVESTMENT READY
                                Local farms could benefit from the state Department of Education’s Farm to School program. Above, Chanel Kaleikini is the orchard specialist at Kahumana Organic Farms.
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COURTESY HAWAII INVESTMENT READY

Local farms could benefit from the state Department of Education’s Farm to School program. Above, Chanel Kaleikini is the orchard specialist at Kahumana Organic Farms.

KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                The state Department of Education is required by law to locally source 30% of the food it serves at public schools by 2030. Oahu Fresh Food Hub warehouse manager Junn Aradanas stood Tuesday in the walk-in refrigerator where locally grown fruit and vegetables are stored before being distributed.
KAT WADE / SPECIAL TO THE STAR-ADVERTISER
                                Pictured is locally grown fruit at Oahu Fresh Food Hub.
COURTESY HAWAII INVESTMENT READY
                                Local farms could benefit from the state Department of Education’s Farm to School program. Above, Chanel Kaleikini is the orchard specialist at Kahumana Organic Farms.