The La Semilla Food Center was awarded a $480,441 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (CFDA 10.331) to expand and enhance a Produce Prescription (PPR) program serving the Paso del Norte borderland region of New Mexico and Texas.
Through this funding, the organization will lead a coordinated effort to distribute over $85,000 annually in produce prescriptions to 135 households across three community partnerships. The project leverages local food system assets, including La Semilla's integrated programming, to provide eligible community members with access to fresh, local produce via farm-fresh RX boxes at accessible locations. It also expands culturally-rooted programming that reaffirms healthy food traditions, including production and preparation. Enhancements include increased nutrition incentives, climate adaptations, and greater healthcare clinician/practitioner participation. The project aims to evaluate the process and impact of the PPR program in an underrepresented low-income, rural, primarily Latino community, integrating food-bearing plants and gardening as part of heritage foodways.
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