{"data":{"id":"us-vt/6-v.s.a.-4719","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"6 V.S.A. § 4719","heading":"Purpose and State goal","body":"(a) Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a farm-to-school program to:\n(1) encourage Vermont residents in developing healthy and lifelong habits of eating nutritious local foods;\n(2) maximize use by Vermont schools of fresh and locally grown, produced, or processed food;\n(3) work with partners to establish a food, farm, and nutrition education program that educates Vermont students regarding healthy eating habits through the use of educational materials, classes, and hands-on techniques that inform students of the connections between farming and the foods that students consume;\n(4) increase the size and stability of direct sales markets available to farmers; and\n(5) increase participation of Vermont students in child nutrition programs by increasing the selection of available foods.\n(b) State Farm-to-School Network goal. It is the goal of the Farm-to-School Program to establish a food system that by 2025:\n(1) engages 75 percent of Vermont schools in an integrated food system education program that incorporates community-based learning; and\n(2) purchases 50 percent of food from local or regional food sources.","path":["Title 6: Agriculture","Chapter 211: The Rozo Mclaughlin Farm-to-School Program"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/06/211/04719","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T13:15:21Z","sha256":"8dc85318490b9e9521071204ce0871a4ba7b4a5c3b3300dfec56953e2e945615","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/6-v.s.a.-4710","next":"us-vt/6-v.s.a.-4720"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}