Monday, August 27, 2007

Privatization prices veggies out of school lunch program

The price of fruit and vegetables has doubled since the Department of Defense recently hired a produce distributor under a $37.6 million contract to supply military bases and school lunch programs across N.C. "Schools will be buying a $200 hammer," said one official. Many schools will no longer afford to be able to buy North Carolina produce.

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