Posts Tagged: WIC

Survey identifies 19 produce candidates for a farm-to-WIC program

A new federal voucher that gives low-income women access to a range of fruits and vegetables could provide unique new marketing opportunities for California growers. In 2009, the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and...

A dish made with nopales (cactus pads).

Posted on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 9:02 AM

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Author: Janet Byron

Tags: bell peppers (1), broccoli (4), cabbage (1), cactus (2), cantaloupe (2), carrot (1), collards (1), corn (2), grapes (2), green beans (1), lettuce (1), mustard greens (1), nopales (2), spinach (1), strawberries (12), sweet potato (2), tomatillo (1), tomato (1), watermelon (1), WIC (2)

Local farms please new moms and kids

You may have noticed changes lately in some little food stores tucked into your neighborhood strip mall or main street, stores with names like "Prime Time Nutrition" or "Fiesta Nutrition." These stores are now offering enticing displays of fresh fruits...

Posted on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 1:33 PM

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Author: Penny Leff

Tags: local growers (1), nutrition (66), postharvest (6), WIC (2)