USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins and Secretary Kennedy "Harvest to Hallways" announcement and press conference, September 24, 2026. [Image 74 of 95]

WASHINGTON D.C, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

09.10.2026

Photo by Christophe Paul 

Office of Communications

Secretary of Health and Human Service Robert F. Kennedy delivers some remarks during a press conference following the Harvest to Hallways initiative announcement, USDA Headquarters, Washington D.C., Aug. 24, 2026.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping new efforts to strengthen school meals by connecting more American farmers with local schools, investing in school kitchen infrastructure, and giving states and school districts new tools to serve healthier, more nutrient-dense meals to America’s children.

Secretary Kennedy joined Secretary Rollins at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), alongside farmers, students, school nutrition leaders, athletes, chefs, and parents, to announce the next phase of the Trump Administration’s work to Make America Healthy Again.

“If we want to Make America Healthy Again, we have to start with our children, and that means improving what we put on their lunch trays every single day,” said Secretary Brooke L. Rollins. “Harvest to Hallways is about bringing more American agriculture into the school cafeteria. We are connecting schools with the farmers and ranchers in their own communities, investing in the kitchens and equipment school nutrition professionals need to prepare real food, and cutting through barriers that have made it too difficult to serve healthy, American-grown food. When we strengthen the connection between the farm and the lunchroom, everybody wins: our children eat better, our farmers gain new markets, and our communities grow stronger.”

“Every school meal should make a child healthier,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “Under President Trump’s leadership, we are putting the updated Dietary Guidelines into action by bringing real, nutrient-dense food back to school cafeterias and giving schools the tools to serve it affordably. Together with Secretary Rollins, we are building a school food system that supports American farmers and raises healthier American children.”

Harvest to Hallways includes up to $70 million in investments in school cafeteria infrastructure, an effort to expand schools’ use of local food procurement options, and up to $25 million in additional Farm to School Grants for Fiscal Year 2026. (USDA photo by Christophe Paul)

• Date Taken: 09.10.2026
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