Support FRESH amendment to FARM bill --PRCM Action Alert

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If link doesn't work, contact your senator by going to: www.senate.gov Please take a minute to call and/or email your senator and urge s/he support FRESH Amendment, increasing funding of fresh vegetables, fruits, grains in public school lunch programs and aid to the poor. Right now, virtually all federal funds for such programs subsidize meat and dairy. We need to change that. Thanks. Margaret Action Alerts Call Alert: Call your senators and ask them to support the FRESH Amendment (S. 2228)! Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) on October 23 introduced the FRESH Amendment, a bill that would reduce federal subsidies that fund foods high in fat, cholesterol, and sugar. Currently, more than 80 percent of food production subsidies support meat, sugar, oil, dairy products, and

animal feed. As it stands, the Farm Bill does relatively little to encourage consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. If the FRESH Amendment is passed, Farm to School and Farmers' Market Promotion programs would receive more funding. Food Stamps recipients would be encouraged to use farmers' markets, and the government would initiate a pilot program giving discounts for the purchase of fruits and vegetables. The health of America’s schoolchildren would be prioritized. Under the FRESH Amendment, the government must support healthy diets when allocating food and food ingredients for school meals. The Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program would be expanded to more than 5,000 schools, and funding would increase by several times the current amount. Please call your senators today and ask them to vote YES for the FRESH Amendment (S. 2228). Then, send a follow-up e-mail. Watch PCRM's Farm Bill commercial.