, ▁Program ▁Str ategy ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁and ▁Regional ▁Ste ering ▁Comm itte es ▁established ▁to ▁guide ▁national ▁efforts . ▁Farm ▁Bill ▁legisl ation ▁successfully ▁passed ▁allowing ▁food ▁service ▁direct ors ▁to ▁preference ▁local ▁products . ▁National ▁Network ▁represented ▁at ▁all ▁regional ▁US DA ▁brief ings ▁on ▁the ▁Child ▁N ut r ition ▁Re author ization . ▁Develop ed ▁prior ities ▁for ▁the ▁C NR . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁- ▁Cong r essional ▁brief ings ▁held ▁on ▁farm ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁February ▁in ▁DC ▁with ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁at ten de es . ▁Est im ated ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁programs ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁states .* ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁- ▁Health y ▁Hung er - Free ▁K ids ▁Act ▁allows ▁for ▁fund ing ▁and ▁policies ▁to ▁be ▁set ▁for ▁the ▁US DA ▁child ▁nut r ition ▁programs . ▁▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁- ▁Farm ▁to ▁School ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁allows ▁for ▁an ▁expansion ▁on ▁the ▁current ▁programs , ▁such ▁as ▁involving ▁more ▁schools ▁and ▁having ▁more ▁fund ing . ▁▁ ▁Est im ates ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Farm ▁to ▁School ▁Network ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Farm ▁to ▁School ▁Network ▁▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Farm ▁to ▁School ▁Network ▁( N FS N ), ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁of ▁the ▁Urban ▁& ▁Environment al ▁Policy ▁Institute , ▁Occ ident al ▁College ▁and ▁the ▁Community ▁Food ▁Security ▁Co al ition ▁( CF SC ). ▁In