Special to the Advance EDINBURG — As part of its commitment to sustainable procurement practices and educational gardening work, Region One Education Service Center (Region One) received $250,000 from nonprofit Growing Justice to assist with the purchasing of nutritious food from local, sustainable farms and businesses supporting underserved communities.Since 1999, Region One has streamlined school system operations by administering food service-related bids and proposals to meet the specific needs of students through its Child Nutrition Purchasing Cooperative. A critical service for schools, the cooperative empowers rural communities by pooling funds of participating school systems to support local produce and farmers ...