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forts to support Farm to School projects.
• To help show the rapid growth of the local food market across the nation, USDA created the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food Compass - an online tool illustrating the many places USDA has supported these opportunities nationwide.
• Local and regional marketing opportunities hold great promise for folks across the nation. They're helping our producers grow and thrive. They're bringing fresh foods to underserved areas. They're helping our kids get good nutrition at school. USDA intends to continue our record support for these markets - but to do so, we need a Food, Farm and Jobs Bill as soon as possible. A new Farm Bill would enable our continued efforts to expand farmers markets and food hubs, while expanding healthy food access for low-income Americans and kids in our schools. All of these efforts would benefit the rural economy, while helping to achieve new opportunity in agriculture in the years to come.