EASTCONN Awarded USDA Farm to School Grant to Establish Regional Production Kitchen
COLUMBIA, CT — EASTCONN, the Regional Educational Service Center serving northeastern Connecticut, has been awarded a fiscal year 2026 Farm to School Grant from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The $116,858 grant will fund the creation of a centralized production kitchen at EASTCONN’s Bridges Community School campus in Columbia, enabling EASTCONN’s Food Services program to source, prepare, and distribute fresh, locally grown meals to students across its partner school districts.

