Proposed farm-to-WIC program to enable greater access to fresh produce
Changes in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) are allowing new partnerships between local farmers and WIC outlets. WIC aims to increase fruit and vegetable consumption by distributing cash vouchers to low-income women with children to buy produce. The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) recently conducted a survey of […]
CSA Model Continues to Grow
The model of community-supported agriculture (CSA)–where members pay farmers a certain amount up front in order to get a share of the farm’s produce for the year–has been growing in California’s Central Valley, according to a new study published in the University of California’s California Agriculture journal. Between 1990 and 2010, CSA membership in this […]