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Ozarks Apple Orchard Supplies Schools with Home-Grown Fruit

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published October 18, 2021 at 1:55 PM CDT

Ally Mrachek, Child Nutrition Director for Fayetteville Public Schools, says students relish home-grown fruits.

A&A Orchard in Carroll County, which delivers seasonal apples, peaches and pears to two public school districts is part of a blossoming “Farm to School” movement in Arkansas.

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Jacqueline Froelich

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.

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