Bishop Paiute Tribe’s Muadubu Nuumu Fresh Produce Program will provide fresh healthy produce to the Bishop Paiute Tribal Elders Program and additional Tribal members from this underserved community who need food. The Tribe values its Elders as keepers of traditional and historical knowledge, language, and lifeways of the Tribe. Being removed from access to their native foods and the cost and limited availability of fresh foods, many have developed diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The Bad River Tribe’s Local Food Purchasing Agreement (BRLFPA) Program is designed to provide low-income tribal members with access to high-quality, locally sourced food, including indigenous foods produced in the Great Lakes region. The Bad River Tribe identified access to treaty-harvested foods and support for local food systems as top priorities in its 2018 Strategic Plan to address persistent food insecurity and high rates of premature death due to diet-related disease.

USDA Commodity Specific Audit Programs

AMS Specialty Crops Inspection (SCI) Division provides oversight for commodity specific audits performed to satisfy the requirements of the California Cantaloupe Advisory Board. These voluntary, independent audits are performed throughout all aspects of cantaloupe production operations.

The NH Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food (NHDAMF) will collaborate with NH Farm to School (NHF2S) and its farm, food hub, and school district partners to procure local commodity foods for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). NH has 130 School Districts that participate in the NSLP. Of the 130 school districts 44 school districts have over 40% of their student population who qualify for free and reduced meals, indicating a high percent of poverty in the community.