A Farm Program that 'Has Drawn a Wide Circle of Goodness' Around a California Community Is at Risk

A farm program that 'has drawn a wide circle of goodness' around a California community is at risk

The federal Local Food Purchase Assistance cooperative agreement program pays for locally grown food for feeding programs, such as food banks.

A farm program that ‘has drawn a wide circle of goodness’ around a California community is at risk

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Yadira Mendiola Yadira Mendiola owns and runs The Queen of Vegetables Organic Farm in Watsonville.  She is a member of the Community Alliance with Family Farmers. I’m a lifelong farmer. I used to work in conventional agriculture, but in 2019 […] The post A farm program that ‘has drawn a wide circle of goodness’ around a California commun…