Sen. Peter Welch calls for making it easier for Vermont schools to buy more food directly from local farms

Sen. Peter Welch calls for making it easier for Vermont schools to buy more food directly from local farms

Elementary school students head back to class after lunch and recess at the Coventry Village School in September 2019. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger SHELBURNE — Vermont leads the U.S. in providing local food in schools. In fact, 89% of Vermont schools purchase some local food, according to Vermont FEED, a collaborative farm to school project. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., introduced the Farm to School Act in the Senate last year, which wo…