EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Community members have stepped up to help keep local farmers in Rhode Island afloat after the United States Department of Agriculture cut $1 billion in grants that helped schools, daycares and food pantries buy food from those small farms.

U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is looking for a long-term solution and has introduced a bipartisan bill that would essentially restore the funding that was cut.

Boston Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits joined 12 News at 4 on Thursday to share more about the legislation and how local farms and businesses are surviving.

Read the full story in The Boston Globe Rhode Island: As local farmers ‘do more with less’ after federal funding cuts, bipartisan bill aims to restore support » • Globe RI on BostonGlobe.com » • Globe RI & 12 News P

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