Tommy Wheeler Owner of Tidewater Grain Company

14/10/2025 7 min
Tommy Wheeler Owner of Tidewater Grain Company

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Episode Synopsis

Education leaders and farmers are fighting to keep a food program alive in schools. The Farm to School program offers kids locally grown fruits and vegetables throughout the state. The Wake County School District leaders say federal funding for the statewide Farm to School program ran out in March. Tommy Wheeler is the founder of Tidewater Grain Company in Pamlico County. He grows heirloom rice and has been supplying school districts across the state. Wheeler joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss how important the Farm to School program is.

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