11 ND communities considered for Farm to School

MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's agriculture commissioner says 11 communities will considered for a program to bring food from area farms to school lunches.

Commissioner Doug Goehring said the Farm to School program teaches healthy eating habits while providing farmers with a direct market. He says Farm to School programs already are in 40 states.

Goehring said surveys will be conducted next month in the communities of Bowdon, Dickinson, Fargo, Grand Forks, Grant County, Hazen, Jamestown, Mandan, Minot, Napoleon and Valley City to consider whether they can be part of the program. He says the surveys also will measure the growth of area food production.

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