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►►►►►►►►Farm to school promotional and educational events are established, e.g. in NY, 69CT. 70A Farm to School Program is established within a state agriculture or educationdepartment, e.g. in KY, 66 OK, 30 CT, 70 IA, 71 OR. 72Resolution requesting that Congress pass farm to school related legislation, e.g.in NM, 73 PA, 74 DE. 75A price buffer, or preference, is allowed for local product, e.g. in MA 76 , MD. 77Th e minimum amount required for an open bid process is increased for localproducts, e.g. in MA. 76A resolution requires that the specifi c state departments work together to implementfarm to school programs, e.g. in NM, 73 NY. 63A mini-grant program is established for farmers and schools and/or school districts,eg. in VT 78 , PA. 79On the federal level, Section 122 of the 2004 Child Nutrition Act authorized afarm to cafeteria program, however, funds were never appropriated. Every fouror five years, there is an opportunity for all of those concerned with the health ofour nation’s children to evaluate, defend, and improve the federal Child NutritionPrograms. Visit www.farmtoschool.org to learn more about state, regional,and national policy priorities and efforts.Review of Farm to School Evaluation Literaturewww.farmtoschool.org 41