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California Farm to School Program
This law creates a new state program within the Office of Farm to Fork that helps schools buy more California-grown food and teaches students about where their meals come from.
What This Bill Does
- Establishes the California Farm to School Program within the Office of Farm to Fork.
- Requires school meal programs to increase buying whole or minimally processed foods grown in California.
- Increases hands-on learning activities that connect students with food education and cafeteria meals.
- Creates a grant program called the California Farm to School Incubator Grant Program for schools.
- Sets up a new account to hold money from federal, state, industry, philanthropic, and private sources.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Office of Farm to Fork in the Department of Food and Agriculture
- Schools that run meal programs
- California food producers who sell to schools
- Students participating in school meals
Limits and Unknowns
- Many parts of this program can only happen if funding is available.
- Money in the new account must be approved by the Legislature before it can be used.