Grants Help Bring More Nutritious Food to More People

Taylor HillmanGeneral

…to increase the purchase of fruits and vegetables among Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants is also helping local producers and economies. Grants Help Bring More Nutritious Food to More People…

Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

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…decades. Since the 1980s, environmental regulations have limited—and sometimes cut—the surface water supply, thereby encouraging more groundwater pumping. The latest drought has exposed farming’s growing vulnerability to water shortages, particularly…