• Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    This isn’t just bad for the food banks and their patrons, but also the farms that produced the food for these programs.

    • OutlierBlue@lemmy.cadeleted by creator
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      That’s what I don’t think people understand about these types of programs. They employ American workers to buy American crops and feed Americans. It’s a win all the way down the chain.

    • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      The Equity part of DEI was those small farms that got the lucrative steady contracts. Good luck competing for those contracts on an open bid if they even come back.