Posted February 27, 2014
California Assembly Speaker John A. Perez introduced a bill that would create the “Office of Farm to Fork” within the California Department of Food and Agriculture, according to an article by the Sacramento Bee available here.
AB 2413, available here, would create the office to “promote healthy food access, especially in underserved communities, and seek collaborations between public health agencies, farmers and other parties.”
According to Will Shuck, communications director for Speaker Perez, the bill is not aimed at local restaurants or local farm to fork initiatives, but “geared toward broader food access and building healthy communities.” Shuck said, “It’s as much about health and low-carbon footprints, and the broader farm-to-fork movement…It’s about people who have very few (food) choices.”
AB 2413 is similar to AB 38, introduced by Perez in 2012.
For more information on local food systems, please visit the National Agricultural Law Center’s website here.
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