Local produce on children's menus
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- Day care centers connect with farmers who can provide nutritious food from local fields.
- $675,000 grant from John Rex Endowment to fund the program will supply produce to 160 child care centers over the next three years.
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- Center Director: Debbie Lee
- Project Coordinator: Michele McKinley
- Children who are obese are more likely to remain obese through adulthood.