USDA Official to Host Conference Call on New Farm to School Grants - Connecting Local Producers with Local Schools

[Bendfeldt, Eric]

USDA Official to Host Conference Call on New Farm to School Grants – Connecting Local Producers with Local Schools

 

HARWOOD, Md., April 17, 2012 – TODAY, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will host a conference call to announce national funding for farm to school programs to help eligible schools improve the health and wellbeing of their students and connect with local agricultural producers.

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, April 17, 2012, 3 p.m.  EDT

 

WHAT:  Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will host a conference call to announce national funding for farm to school programs to help eligible schools improve the health and wellbeing of their students and connect with local agricultural producers.

 

DIAL-IN:             Audio Bridge Number: 888-469-1348  

                                        

PASSCODE: USDA (Given verbally)

 

Trouble number – 202-720-8560

 

All callers using the above pass code will be placed in listen only mode.  To join the Q&A portion of the meeting, these callers are instructed to press *1 on their touch tone phone.

 

 

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Eric S. Bendfeldt

Extension Specialist, Community Viability

Virginia Cooperative Extension

2322 Blue Stone Hills Drive, Suite 140

Harrisonburg, Virginia 22801

Phone: (540) 432-6029 Ext. 106 Cell: (540) 209-4705

Fax: (540) 432-6251

Email: eben...@vt.edu

Serving the Commonwealth of Virginia

 

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