A grant is allowing Elmore County Schools to expand its farm to school offering of fruits and vegetables.
A $500,000 grant from the USDA will allow Elmore County Schools to expand its Child Nutrition Program Farm to School options.
The funding will allow for a centralized Farm to School Processing Hub to be created to facilitate the distribution of Alabama-grown foods in Elmore County Schools.
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 8
AM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...For both Freeze Warnings, sub-freezing temperatures as low
as 28 expected.
* WHERE...All of central Alabama.
* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 8 AM
CST Saturday. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight Saturday
Night to 8 AM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.
Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes.
&&
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT TO 8
AM CST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...For both Freeze Warnings, sub-freezing temperatures as low
as 28 expected.
* WHERE...All of central Alabama.
* WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 8 AM
CST Saturday. For the second Freeze Warning, from midnight Saturday
Night to 8 AM CST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to
drip slowly.
Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes.
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