Kendra Taylor, a food service assistant for Ukiah Unified School District, serves lunch to students at Grace Hudson Elementary School in Ukiah, Calif., on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Sydney Fishman/Bay City News)

This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom EdSource. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in partnership with EdSource to bring relevant education news to Mendocino County readers. Learn more about EdSource here.

SACRAMENTO, CA., 7/17/26 — California’s Farm to School program, which connects schools with California farmers to expand access to fresh meals and local ingredients, has secured permanent funding under legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week. 

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Vani Sanganeria covers student health and wellbeing as EdSource’s Local News Fellow, a partnership with the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism...