In total, Wisconsin farmers lost out on $2 million a year when the program ended.

We were already in, you know, into our prepping and planning stage for this year, right? And so thinking about like how much we're going to produce for the program, how much land we're going to dedicate to that.

But even like the type of products we're going to grow was really dependent on it.

For Pa, that's what it's all about.

Our goal on the farm has always been to build community with the land and with the people around us.

And so being able to continue working with a program that allowed us to like really expand our reach to pantries across Wisconsin, that felt really good for us.

You know, knowing that like our bell peppers, our carrots, our beans and peas are like really reaching families where they need them most.

I don't think that there's a feeling that there's a word that can describe that in a feeling.