SACRAMENTO — CDFA’s California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) has announced seven projects selected to receive $750,000 in total grant awards to facilitate the purchase of California-grown fruit and vegetables at participating farmers’ markets by shoppers using the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) and Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition programs. The new grantees will serve more than […]

ROME/MONTPELLIER — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) launched an important publication in support of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables 2021. Vitamin, mineral and fibre-rich, fruit and vegetables are vital for nutritious diets, and the sector […]

WILLIAMSON, N.Y. — The 2021 Lake Ontario Fruit Program Summer Fruit Tour will take place Thursday, August 12th, 2021. The Tour will be centered in the Marion and Williamson areas, with lunch and sponsor visits at Williamson Town Park, 3773 Eddy Rd, Williamson. Note: Pre-registration will be required for attendance to the tour. It is […]

STILLWATER, Okla. — The McLoud Blackberry Festival and Porter Peach Festival are two much-anticipated events returning in full force this summer after scaling down in 2020 due to the pandemic. Learn more about growing peaches and blackberries in Oklahoma by accessing Oklahoma State University Extension fact sheets. McLoud Blackberry Festival, July 9-10  In the late 1800s, the township of McLoud […]

MIAMI — For some, the pandemic brought with it an unexpected interest in all things gardening and growing, including cultivating herbs, vegetables and fruit trees. If you love fruit trees, wish to grow some on your property, and have 45 minutes to spare on a Tuesday at 2 p.m., then make a placeholder on your […]