(a) According to the West Virginia Farm Bureau state schools alone currently purchase $100 million of food from out-of-state sources.
(b) Locally grown food is healthier and more beneficial to the environment than food imported from other states and other countries.
(c) This article will:
(1) Stimulate the agricultural economy of the state, especially in its economically depressed areas, and allow small farmers to expand operations as well as act as an incentive to new people to begin farming;