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Food At Boston Public Schools Getting A Nutritious Boost From Western Massachusetts Farm
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will visit a farm in western Massachusetts Monday to highlight the city's farm-to-school partnerships.
September 30, 2024 / 6:41 AM EDT
BOSTON - Boston Mayor Michelle Wu will visit a farm in western Massachusetts Monday to highlight the city's farm-to-school partnerships.
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Boston Public Schools spends about $3 million a year to source food locally. Joe Czajkowski's farm in Hadley is part that arrangement, even though it's two hours west of the city.
"We're happy to work with the schools. It works, you know," Czajkowski told WBZ-TV. He owns and operates a 400-acre farm that supplies Boston schools with everything from Brussels sprouts to sweet potatoes.
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Joe Czajkowski at his farm in Hadley, Massachusetts/CBS Boston
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