H.R. 2667 · 110th Congress
Disabled Farmers' Market Nutrition Pilot Program of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Lynn Woolsey
- Introduced
- 2007-06-11
- Latest action
- 2007-06-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Summary
Disabled Farmers' Market Nutrition Pilot Program of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a farmers' market nutrition pilot program for disabled individuals in California, the Northeast, the Southeast, and the Midwest.
States that the program's purposes are to: (1) provide fresh, locally grown fruits, vegetables, and herbs from farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs to low-income disabled individuals; (2) increase domestic consumption of agricultural commodities; and (3) develop new and additional farmers' markets, roadside stands, and community supported agriculture programs.