Arkansas Department of Agriculture Links Farms to Schools

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich,

Published September 7, 2021 at 1:06 PM CDT

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Sarah Lane, Farm to School and Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture, shown here in 2018, instructs students at Ida Burns Elementary in Conway on planting radish seeds.

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The Arkansas Department of Agriculture has launched a newmultiplatform website connecting schools engaged in gardening and agriculture to local farmers and growers. Sarah Lane who serves as Farm to School and Early Childhood Education Program Coordinator with the Arkansas Department of Agriculture says the new portal features interactive maps of school gardens, local procurement activities, participating farms and producers – which number around 800 statewide.