Open Call Tomorrow! Tennessee Farm to School Coalition

Take Action: Local Food for Schools & Child Care, LFPA Funding Cancellation

On Monday, March 10, 2025, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service was officially terminated by the Trump Administration during the second round of the Local Food for Schools and Child Care (LFSCC) program, effective May 6.

This program was set to provide $660 million to states over the next three years, ensuring schools and child care sites could purchase fresh, local food from American farmers and ranchers. This decision is a devastating loss for local food producers, schools, child care providers, and families nationwide.

Schools used this funding to offset food costs while increasing access to fresh, local foods. Farmers utilized these funds to sell market value farm goods to local school cafeterias – a large, stable market for our farmers and communities.

Learn more about the impact of these cuts and

Join us for an open call tomorrow,

Thursday, March 20 at 9AM

TODAY, the school meals bill HB1153/SB740 will be heard in the House Education Administration Subcommittee, and we need your help to pass the bill out of committee. If it passes, it will go to a vote in the Senate Education Committee, which meets on Wednesday, March 19 at 12PM CT.

Please send an EMAIL today asking your legislators to say YES to school meals!

or click HERE to send an email!  CALL your legislators to say YES to school meals!

or click HERE for details if you prefer calling your legislators.

Thank you for your continued support and for standing up for Tennessee's children! Please share with others in your network. Every call, email, or message helps ensure that our lawmakers understand how important this issue is to their constituents. 

If you have any questions or need assistance, please email lmarcum@tnjustice.org.