Section 49020.
49020. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the Local, Equitable Access to Food (LEAF) Program. (b) Upon an appropriation by the Legislature for these purposes, the Department of Food and Agriculture, with support from the State Department of Social Services, shall establish a grant program designed to expand the use of EBT […]
Section 49021.
49021. Nine months after the Department of Food and Agriculture has issued sufficient grants to evaluate the program established pursuant to this chapter, the department shall submit a report to all appropriate legislative committees. The report shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: (a) The number of grants issued pursuant to paragraphs (1) and […]
Section 49011.
49011. The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program is hereby established in the Office of Farm to Fork for purposes of encouraging the purchase and consumption of California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables by directly linking California fresh fruit, nut, and vegetable producers with nutrition benefit clients. (Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 442, Sec. 2. (AB […]
Section 49012.
49012. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Consumer incentive program” means a program administered by a qualified entity that increases the purchasing value of a nutrition benefit client’s benefits when the benefits are used to purchase California fresh fruits, nuts, and vegetables. (b) “Nutrition benefit client” means a person who receives services […]
Section 47050.
47050. Farm stands arefield retail stands, as defined in Section 47030, that sell or offer for sale California agricultural products grown or produced by the producer, and also sell or offer for sale nonpotentially hazardous prepackaged food products from an approved source or bottled water or soft drinks. All agricultural products, processed or otherwise, sold […]
Section 49013.
49013. (a) The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Account is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to collect matching funds from the federal Food Insecurity Nutrition Incentive Grant Program (7 U.S.C. Sec. 7517), if available, and from other public and private sources, to provide grants under the Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program. The […]
Section 47060.
47060. For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Community-supported agriculture program” or “CSA program” means a program under which a registered California direct marketing producer, or a group of registered California direct marketing producers, grow food for a group of California consumer shareholders or subscribers who pledge or contract to buy a portion […]
Section 49014.
49014. The Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program shall be administered in accordance with all of the following: (a) Subject to the regulations adopted by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the United States Department of Agriculture in accordance with the federal Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), or any subsequent federal agricultural act, […]
Section 47061.
47061. (a) A producer that markets whole produce, shell eggs, or processed foods through a single-farm community-supported agriculture program or multi-farm community-supported agriculture program shall comply with all of the following: (1) Register annually with the department as a California direct marketing producer, which shall include both of the following: (A) A statement specifying whether the producer is […]
Section 49015.
49015. (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Corner store” means a small-scale store or grocery store, either an independent store or a chain store, that sells a limited selection of foods and other products, and that is located in a low-income area or low-access area in a rural, urban, or suburban […]