{"id":844,"date":"2021-10-07T18:55:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T18:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=844"},"modified":"2021-10-07T18:55:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T18:55:46","slug":"farm-to-school-month-cdfa-receives-60-million-budget-appropriation-for-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2021\/10\/07\/farm-to-school-month-cdfa-receives-60-million-budget-appropriation-for-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm to School Month \u2014 CDFA receives $60 million budget appropriation for grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Happy Farm to School Month!\u00a0Sanzuma<\/a>\u00a0(pictured) is a project in San Rafael that operates a school farm at San Pedro Elementary School and partners with area schools. The project received funding in the California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program to increase the number of fresh fruits and vegetables offered in school meals, promote nutrition awareness, and help educate students.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

October is National Farm to School Month<\/a> and CDFA joins thousands of schools, early care and education sites, farms, communities and organizations across the country in celebrating food education, school gardens, and lunch trays filled with healthy, local ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adding to the spirit of celebration this year is a $60 million appropriation in the state budget to sustain and expand the California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program<\/a>. This is part of a $127 million allocation for CDFA\u2019s Office of Farm to Fork, including $20 million for the California Nutrition Incentive Program<\/a> (CNIP), $20 million for the Healthy Refrigeration Grant Program<\/a>, $15 million to create a Farm to Community Food Hubs Program; and $12 million to create an Urban Agriculture Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis investment positions CDFA to be a bigger part of the nutrition security solution in helping all Californians access and consume California-grown fruits and vegetables to foster healthy lifestyles and avoid chronic disease,\u201d said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. \u201cIt also demonstrates our statewide commitment to connecting community members and school districts directly with our Golden State\u2019s farmers and ranchers, which will increase demand for their wholesome products.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please visit the CDFA\u00a0California Farm to School Program website<\/a>\u00a0for information and resources about the incubator grant program, and the\u00a0Office of Farm to Fork web site<\/a>\u00a0for more information about the other programs mentioned above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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