School Lunch Close to Home
Amy Bly, Farm to School Coordinator, Long Island
Harvest New York
November 8, 2022

Schools in Copiague, a hamlet in Long Island's Suffolk County, have begun sourcing foods grown close to home. Click the link to read the full article.
Copiague Using NY Sourced Food in New Program (pdf; 451KB)
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