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Building Farm to School Bridges at Long Beach Foodways Summit

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Office of Public Affairs
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CDFA joins State Employee Food Drive effort by volunteering at food bank

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Office of Public Affairs
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California Farm to School Conference celebrates champions building local, resilient food systems

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Office of Public Affairs

More than 300 school food leaders, farmers and educators joined California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Secretary Karen Ross and the Alice Waters Institute at the 2023 California Farm to School Conference October … Continue reading →

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CDFA Undersecretary Birdsong applauds partnership as USDA announces funding for schools to purchase locally grown foods  

Posted on October 27, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Undersecretary Christine Birdsong spoke at an event yesterday held by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service at Waggoner Elementary School in Winters to announce the award of more than $23 … Continue reading →

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Expanding Food Bank Service Capabilities in Contra Costa/Solano and Beyond

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs
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Sacramento schools are giving kids farm-fresh meals – and California is following the lead – from the Sacramento Bee

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

By Benjy Egel Alfred Melbourne tromped through Three Sisters Gardens’ half-acre urban farm on a recent Friday morning dressed in black Ray-Ban sunglasses, cut-off shorts and a black tank top showing off his lean build and many tribal tattoos. Hummingbirds … Continue reading →

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Secretary Ross tours San Francisco wholesale produce market

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA Secretary Karen Ross, CDFA Inspection Services Director Natalie Krout-Greenberg, and California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) visited San Francisco’s SF Market early this morning (May 20) to learn how the Market–a wholesale produce market–provides food and relationships that … Continue reading →

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Donating farm products to food banks – upcoming webinar

Posted on April 3, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

CDFA partners with California Association of Food Banks to provide resources and information to  farmers, ranchers and food processors Webinar – Wednesday, April 8 from 10-11 a.m. Join CDFA and the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) to discuss resources and funding … Continue reading →

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Food and Agriculture is critical infrastructure for California and the nation

Posted on March 20, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

Note – Last night, as California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay-at-home order for state residents due to COVID-19, his office released an executive order providing additional details. The executive order includes this: “The federal government has identified 16 critical … Continue reading →

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USDA Announces Feeding Program Partnership in Response to COVID-19

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Office of Public Affairs

Collaboration will provide nearly 1,000,000 meals to rural children USDA News Release U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced a collaboration with the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, PepsiCo, and others to deliver nearly 1,000,000 meals … Continue reading →

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