Bob and Kelli Phillips, the hosts of Texas Country Reporter,have traveled all across our state telling the stories of Texas. Time and time again in these stories, food plays a large part. A thoughtfully prepared meal brings folks together, and knowing that a community member played a part in bringing your meal from the farm to the table makes it taste so much better. Bob and Kelli recently visited a Texas elementary school with the Texas Department of Agriculture to spread the word about the department’s Farm Fresh Initiative.When Sid Miller became the Commissioner of Agriculture of Texas, he was shocked to find out that across the state of Texas, schools weren’t serving any local products to Texas children, despite Texas’s vast agricultural bounty. That’s…
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