‘Kids Are Actually Eating the Food’: State Expands Lunch Program That Pairs Schools with Farms

['Indy Staff', 'Christina Mcdermott', 'Callie Fausey', 'Elaine Sanders', 'Izadora Hamm', 'Carolyn Jones', 'Natalie Macfarlane', 'Tue Aug', 'Mikhail Zinshteyn', 'Calmatters'] The Santa Barbara Independent 2026-08-07 00:00:00

First: The Spork Food Hub warehouse, surrounded by an orchard, in Davis on July 28, 2026. “And when we sell to the food hub, we don’t have to do the deliveries or marketing. Fiery Ginger Farm is one of over 100 small local farms that partner with Spork Food Hub. Last: A cart of ripe tomatoes stays cool in a walk-in refrigerator at the Spork Food Hub warehouse in Davis on July 28, 2026. Gauthier, who just finished eighth grade, transferred to Tahoe-Truckee two years ago from Reno, where he said the school food was unimpressive.