▁nut r ition ▁ ▁Red u ced ▁hung er ▁ ▁Ob es ity ▁prevent ion ▁ ▁Local ▁economic ▁development : ▁Each ▁doll ar ▁inv ested ▁in ▁farm ▁to ▁school ▁stim ul ates ▁an ▁additional ▁$ 0 . 6 0 -$ 2 . 1 6 ▁of ▁local ▁economic ▁activity ▁▁ ▁Market ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁far mers ▁ ▁Food ▁security ▁for ▁children ▁ ▁Dec re ased ▁distance ▁between ▁producer ▁and ▁consumer ▁ ▁In flu ence ▁policy - making ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁and ▁regional ▁levels ▁ ▁Rec ent ▁studies ▁conducted ▁by ▁Be ery ▁et ▁al . ▁demonstrated ▁additional , ▁unexpected ▁benefits ▁from ▁programs ▁similar ▁to ▁Farm ▁to ▁School , ▁as ▁illustrated ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁quotes : ▁ ▁“ St ud ents ▁e ating ▁from ▁the ▁farm ▁fresh ▁sal ad ▁bar ▁l unch es ▁took ▁between ▁ 9 0 % ▁and ▁ 1 4 4 % ▁of ▁recommended ▁daily ▁serv ings ▁of ▁f ruits ▁and ▁veget ables ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁students ▁e ating ▁hot ▁l unch es ▁ 4 0 % ▁and ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁recommended ▁serv ings ” ▁ ▁" Ex per ien ces ▁from ▁existing ▁programs ▁prove ▁that ▁innov ative ▁nut r ition ▁education , ▁exper ient ial ▁education , ▁and ▁market ing ▁programs ▁for ▁the ▁sal ad ▁bar ▁are ▁key ▁to ▁generating ▁enthus ias m ▁about ▁the ▁farm ▁to ▁school ▁programs ▁and ▁maintain ing ▁strong ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁c af eter ia ▁me al ▁program " ▁ ▁Environment al ▁Imp act ▁ ▁Multiple ▁studies ▁have ▁looked ▁at ▁the ▁environmental ▁impact ▁of