FLORIDA FARMS TO FOOD IS MEDICINE CLIENTS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES + SENIORS

Webinar goal:
Align, connect, and activate food + Florida farm businesses (packer/hubs/food suppliers/local farmers) with new revenue/income streams for their business at full market value by connecting with our food is medicine program clients in our 8 regional networks of excellence.  Share Florida Farm products rendering health in our clients with FL farmers,  packers, enterprises who sell through to the entire East Coast trucking routes: Maine to Florida.

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As we enter a new year 2026 with new and different funding food streams arising, we forecast new revenue entering for Florida farm fresh fruits & vegetables market- from consumer demand.  Some demand-side incentives are expected for 2026 to keep an eye out for include: 

• SNAP cards with limits on sugar, incentives on F&V (likely)
• Sustainable grocery store incentives in the shape of prepaid cards with discounts on F&V via SNAP+ SSBI
• CSA shares, "MAHA Boxes" sold direct to consumer with possible incentives like SSBCI Medicare Advantage cards
• Packing house/food hubs are hot for funding at County & Foundation & Feeding Florida
• Mobile Farmstand markets in rural and urban food deserts 
• Cuts to farm commodities purchasing at USDA -TANF & CSFP
• Florida FDACS funded $28M FL to buy farm commodities milk, beef, F&V  at pick & pack price
• Regenerative Farming practices boost nutrition content, FIM food.