Center for Land Based Learning

Awards Issued Prior to January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations and May Not Reflect the Priorities and Policies of the Current Administration. Center for Landbased LEARNING'S (CLBL) West Sacramento Urban Farm Program (WSUFP) Will Partner With County, City, Educational Institutions, Low-income Residents and Community-based Organizations to Create New Educational and Market Opportunities Centered Around Our Mobile Farmers Market. by Accepting Snap, Offering Market Match (50% Off for All Snap Customers), and Providing Culturally Appropriate, Locally Grown Produce and Nutrition Education to Residents of the Food Desert Neighborhood of Broderick Bryte in West Sacramento, We Are Creating Innovative Marketing Activities That Mutually Benefit Our Agricultural Producers and Low-income Consumers.using Our Mobile Farmers Market Truck, a Weekly Schedule of Four Stops at Affordable Housing Complexes and City Parks Will Meet the Needs of Low-income Residents by Increasing Their Access to Fresh Nutritious Foods. a Newly-developed Community Food Ambassador Program Will Recruit Eight Residents Each Year From the Community Who Will Be Paid to Receive Training About Their Localfood System, Nutrition Education and Later Be Hired to Work on the Mobile Farmers Market. Students From the Public School DISTRICT'S Culinary Program Will Be Partnered With College Students From Uc DAVIS'S Nutrition Program in an Internship Where Students Will Lead Cooking Demos for Low-income Residents to Enhance Food-preparation Skills and to Heighten Awareness of the Connection Between Diet and Health in Tandem With Mobile Market Stops. Training Materials and Protocols Will Be Developed to Enable Beginning Farmers to Use the Mobile Market Truck Themselves, Thus Serving Additional Low-income Residents While Generating New Market Opportunities for Farmers.